Joe Fraser excited about resuming group training
"It's the longest time I have been out of the gym since I was five. It is ingrained in me. Sport means a lot to me."
As sport in the UK gradually reopens, the world champion gymnast and Sky Sports Learned Joe Fraser he takes the opportunity to put his Olympic dreams back on track.
Professional athletes can return to group training, if social distance is maintained and safety requirements are met, in what the government has called a defining moment for the return of sport.
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"This is great news," said Fraser. Sky Sports News. "We are very happy with that, we just need to make sure that the necessary precautions are taken to make sure everyone is safe and that it is a safe way for us to come back."
"Usually there are about five of us (in the gymnasium), and my trainer Lee, so it will be nice to bring the team together again. There is a good atmosphere and as you can imagine, we are very competitive!
1:09 Joe Fraser is desperate to return to the gym after getting the green light to re-train
"Honestly, I’m looking forward to going back to training, it’s the longest time I have been outside the gym since I was five Obviously, that’s something deeply ingrained in me, sport means a lot to me and I can’t do it the way I want it was really difficult. ”
Fraser was the revolutionary star in last year's world gymnastics championship. Barely known beyond his training base in Birmingham, Fraser won the gold medal in a spectacular parallel final that propelled him onto the big stage.
Britain's youngest world champion in the sport firmly aims for gold at the 2012 Tokyo Olympics, and the postponement took a long time to reach an agreement.
"Now I have had time to think, I'm fine, but at first I was devastated," added Fraser.
"I have a countdown in my room for a long time, it went from 85 days to 450 days. At first it was difficult to manage in my mind, but having time to think and think on the bright side gives me more time to improve on some devices and make my overall score that I can put the team better, I think it can be positive. "
Fraser won gold on parallel bars at the World Championship in Germany in 2019
This not only gives Fraser time to hone his craft, but also to work on his ultimate goal of getting his own signature shot. Simone Biles, the gymnastics star, has four different abilities that bear her name and are included in the gymnastics rules.
"It was difficult because the device on which I want to test my skills did not come home, but I spent time watching skills videos or thinking about news I could do. "
"My trainer told me when I was 12 that all of us who have code proficiency would get the skill tattooed, so I'm trying to acquire this competence since! "
Joe is a figurehead of the new #PresentForPounds Challenge, a fundraising campaign launched by British Gymnastics for NHS Charities Together.
Fans are encouraged to post photos or videos of the presentation – the movement performed at the beginning and at the end of a gym routine using #PresentForPounds. British Gymnastics has promised to match donations, up to a maximum of £ 50,000.