Hands On
Injuries can happen in sports at any time. While she was competing in the 1979 World Championships, Nadia cut her wrist on her metal grip buckle by accident. She was immediately taken to the hospital and got advised not to go back to competing in the games, but Nadia would not allow anything to get in her way. Thus, she defied doctors’ orders, returned to the competition, and unsurprisingly, won a gold medal – the first for her team.
Hands On
Moscow Summer Olympics
They knew they had very little time, so Nadia and Béla gave it their all. The pair trained nonstop for five, really intense weeks so that they could prepare for the competition that is happening soon. These Olympic Games, that were going to be in Moscow, became quite controversial. For example, the United States refused to send any team to compete to protest against the involvement of the USSR in Afghanistan. However, in the Russians’ minds, there was an even bigger problem — Nadia Comăneci.
Moscow Summer Olympics