Brazil’s Andrade zones in on landing unprecedented vault

Tough but not impossible: Rebeca Andrade of Brazil has launched a bid to get a skill named after her at the Paris Olympics. — AP

PARIS: Brazil’s most-decorated gymnast Rebeca Andrade has officially launched a bid to get a skill named after her as she will be attempting to perform a risky new vault that has never been pulled off by a woman.

The International Gymnastics Federation on Thursday confirmed that Andrade has submitted the triple-twisting Yurchenko to be named after her in the code of points should she land it in competition at the Games.