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On July 29, the gymnast Rebeca Andrade charmed the world during his solo presentation in the Olympic Gymnastics of Tokyo Olympics. Rebecca made history, becoming the first Olympic medalist in Brazil's modality, receiving silver in the general general and gold in the jump. In this text, we will highlight the best moments of Rebecca during the Olympics and tell some interesting facts about it.

1. Rebecca has only 22 years

Yes, although so much conquest, the athlete is only 22 years old and many victories ahead!

2. She is a rihanna fan, Beyoncé and loves funk

Who visits the profile of Rebecca on Instagram soon realizes: the gymnast is super fan of the American singers Rihanna and Beyoncé. In thisvideoRebecca is dancing a hit of Rihanna, the legend is: "Rihanna is losing me hahaha." In addition, she has a little one for the Brazilian funk - so much that she used the song "Favela Ball" in the presentation that yielded the silver medal.

"Funk is one of the most listening styles, it's Brazilian culture. I love funk, the beats are too much! I'm glad to hear that everyone liked it and that gave repercussion. It's being incredible, "she told UOL when asked about using music during the competition. The athlete completed: "I'm black, and I want to represent all the colors. The blacks, whites, all of them. People want to be you, look like you. I believe I did this, bringing this song here. "

3. She lived with her mother and eight brothers in the metropolitan region of São Paulo

The story of Rebecca is even more exciting and inspiring because the athlete had a difficult childhood, living with his mother and more siblings in a small house on the periphery of guarulhos until the age of 9, when he moved to train at the center of excellence of gymnastics in Curitiba.

4. She has been athlete since the age of 4

Yes, that's what you read! Rebecca left home at age 9 because she was already practicing since the age of 4. Between the age of 4 and 9, she used to train in the Gymnasium Bonifácio Cardoso, in Vila Tijuco, which is two hours away from her house on foot.

5. She has already done several knee surgeries

Rebecca entered the youth team of Flamengo in 2011, becoming a Brazilian champion just a year later. At the age of 17, she reached the 11th place in the general general of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. In the previous year, she had broken the previous right knee ligament and passed through surgery. In 2017 and 2019 she went through two more surgeries.

6. Likes to sing

In addition to posting dancing in your Instagram profile, Rebeca records videossinging. It's a very talent for one person, right?

Best moments of Rebecca in the Olympics

Now, let's highlight some of the best moments of the gymnast during this year's Olympics until the conquest of the silver.

1. High flight on the jump: The jump is the strongest Rebecca device, and so she decided to run a complicated jump, to mark her skill. In this event, the gymnast opened in the lead, conquering 15,300 points. American Jade Carey got 15,200 points, getting stuck in Rebekah, the Russian Angelina Melnikova won 14,633 points and the American Sunisa Lee 14,600.

2. Asymmetrical bars: In the bars, Rebeca also swept and maintained leadership, achieving 14.666 points. The North American Sunisa Lee, Expert in Bars, managed 15,300 points in the race, approaching Rebekah, Angelina Melnikova took 14.900, staying in the third general position.

3. Solo with Favela Ball: Despite being outstanding less on the lock, Rebeca shone during the ground, losing the gold by a simple step out of the tap. She obtained a great note and received the silver medal, getting behind Sunisa Lee.