Olympics-Rhythmic gymnast Kaleyn stays the course despite tough breaks

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Rhythmic - Individual All-Around - Final - Rotation 4 - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - August 7, 2021. Boryana Kaleyn of Bulgaria in action with ribbon REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Eleven years ago, at her first junior world cup event in Romania, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast Boryana Kaleyn broke her left leg while performing her ball routine to the tune of 'Memory' from the musical 'Cats'.

Rhythmic gymnasts may look delicate as they slip gracefully through hoops and catch clubs while doing the splits in the air but under the glittery leotards often lie the scars of serious injuries.