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Malaysia is not short of talents and our very own national gymnast, Farah Ann just proved that by qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics!

The 25-year-old gymnast finished 16^th out of 20 qualifiers in the qualifying session at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany!

Her individual all-around results were qualified based on the third criteria as set by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), the governing body of competitive gymnastics.

Farah is now the third Malaysian gymnast to qualify for the upcoming Olympics and the first Malaysian woman artistic gymnast to feature in the Olympics after 20 years, with her senior Au Ki Yen last being featured in the 2000 Sydney games.

She posted the good news on Instagram expressing her gratitude towards her coaches, teammates and family, ending the caption with “Tokyo 2020 here we come”!

 

 

 

 

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As I sit here typing this I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that I qualified for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, 2020. It has been my dream since I was 8 years old and to see it become a reality is an indescribable feeling. After coming so close in Rio and not qualifying, it was devastating. I am incredibly thankful and grateful to soo many people in my journey to get to this moment. To my coaches Ms. Nataliya and Ng Shu wai. You have pushed me, guided me and believed in me and my dreams. There are no words to describe how thankful I am for you. To my amazing teammates, Ing yueh ,Tracie, Ena, Azira, Siti , Rachel, Geanie and Imaan. You are the most amazing friends, teammates, and sisters. Thank you so much for everything you’ve done for me. To my family, my amazing sisters , Tina and Aisyah , my mom and dad. None of this would have been possible without your constant support and love. Thank you to Ms Soo, Ms Sukhdev and Kak Nurul for helping us prepare for this competition, and the support you’ve given us throughout the years. Thank you to KBS, MSN, MGF, ISN especially, Erik, Tomny and Thomas for your continuous support and for allowing us to compete and continue our journey for Malaysia. Thank you to all of you who have supported us , cheered for us and most importantly believed in us. Thank you Malaysia 🇲🇾 Tokyo 2020 here we come 🐯 #farahann #tokyo2020 #malaysiangymnast

A post shared by Farah Ann Abdul Hadi (@farahann94) on Oct 5, 2019 at 11:42pm PDT

Earlier this year Farah Ann also won the first-ever gold medal for Malaysia in the uneven bar event and silver on floor exercise at the Ukraine International Cup 2019!

 

 

 

 

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A post shared by Farah Ann Abdul Hadi (@farahann94) on Mar 31, 2019 at 8:44pm PDT

Farah will be joining Malaysian diver Nur Dhabitah Sabri, who also qualified for 2020 Tokyo Olympics!

 

 

 

 

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Very grateful for everything in my life. Thank you to my fans,teammates,coaches,friends & family for the undying support❤️. I will pray that my teammates can qualify for the Olympics as well.

A post shared by Nur Dhabitah Sabri (@dhabitah_sabri) on Sep 9, 2019 at 6:32pm PDT

Our Malaysian pride! We wish them all the best and hope that they will be able to bring home the gold for Malaysia!

Info via The Star