“Elegant and Without Fear”: Maria Sharapova Congratulates Team Russia on Winning Gold in Artistic Gymnastics Event at Tokyo Olympics 2020

Team Russia have been doing exceptionally well at the on-going Tokyo Olympics with a total medal tally of 18, and are currently at the fourth position in overall standings. The Russian contingent won the gold medal in the women’s team event of artistic gymnastics earlier today. This rare victory from the team was congratulated by 2012 Silver medalist in women’s singles tennis, Maria Sharapova.

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Just like every sports buff across the world, all former and present tennis players are rigorously watching the Tokyo Olympics to see how their athletes are performing. Sharapova too, was cheering the Russian athletes right from the start of the tournament.

Maria Sharapova congratulated team Russia on winning gold in artistic gymnastics at Tokyo Olympics

Coming to the artistic gymnastics event, team Russia ended USA’s dominance in the finals for the first time in eleven years. The American gymnastic team won two consecutive gold medals at 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics respectively.

Ahead of the finals, America’s star gymnast Simone Biles decided to withdraw, and this gave Russia enough confidence to pull out a stunning victory.

Congratulating the team on their marvelous achievement, Maria Sharapova tweeted, “Beautiful, Elegant, and without fear”.

In her lone participation at the Summer Olympics in 2021(London), Sharapova was given the honor of being the Russian flag-bearer. She became the first woman to carry Russian’s national flag in the Olympics opening ceremony.

It was a memorable stint from Maria as she reached the finals in women’s singles by defeating the likes of Laura Robson, Sabine Lisicki, and Kim Clijsters.

In the finals, Sharapova was thrashed in straight sets by the 23-time grand slam champion, Serena Williams. The Russian tennis star had mixed-results since making her comeback in 2017 after year-long doping ban.

In her comeback, Sharapova managed to win one WTA title and also reached the quarter-finals of the French Open(2018). The former world number one announced her retirement last year.

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