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Brazil’s pride and decorated gymnast, Rebeca Andrade, is hooking everyone with her popularity with her Paris Olympics performance. Bagging an impressive four Olympic medal wins this season, the Brazilian gymnast’s prominence dates back to her first World Championship win in 2018. With nine World Championships and 10 Pan American titles today, these accolades of her career today make her one of the most decorated Olympian female athletes representing Brazil.

With the Olympics honor now attached to her name, Andrade comes to the spotlight again with another prestigious nomination of her professional career. Bagging the most medals for any Brazilian gymnast through her hard work and overcoming injuries, the new mention, however, comes as another special day yet to go for the native star. Making her Olympic history through gymnastics, the Brazilian star now comes prepared for a possible national title win.

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Rebeca Andrade for the Brazilian Olympic prize

After creating quite a buzz with her Paris Olympics performance, Rebeca Andrade now faces a possible claim to another national title of her career with her recent linkup in the 2024 Brazilian Olympics Awards. Representing among the 21 athletes of Brazil, the gymnastics star is one of the names for the King Pele’s Trophy nominations. However, Rebeca is no stranger to the nomination.

The selection for the Pele’s Trophy comes as a fourth for the Olympian with three already-won titles since 2021. Coming in fourth this time, Rebeca’s name comes in competition with several other competing athletes in the women’s category. Rebeca Andrade’s special mention, however, comes as a new hope for a national title ignited for the Brazilian star.

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With the special day scheduled on December 11 at Vivo Rio, Rebeca Andrade comes under a popular choice with a big advantage this time, specifically after her Paris Olympics stunt. On the other hand, the King Pele Trophy comes in recognition of celebrating the glorious career of Brazilian athletes of today, given in honor of the greatest Brazilian footballer, Pele, a popular athlete figure of the 20th century.

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A look into the 2024 King Pele Trophy

With Rebeca Andrade a part of a special event, the 2024 King Pele Trophy The 2024 Brazilian Olympics Awards is one such highlighting event of the year. Attracting some famous Brazilian athletes from the Paris Olympics, the winners in each category include the men’s and women’s individual titles of Best of the Year for the King Pelé Trophy. Organized by the Brazilian Olympic Committee, the event aims to pay tribute to the best Brazilian athletes from the Olympic season.

When it comes to the nominations, a total of three athletes from both categories are in discussion. Names of slalom canoeist Ana Satila and judoka Olympian Beatriz Souza come under the women’s category, with our Paris Olympics star Rebeca Andrade already a part of it since 2021. In the men’s category, the names of run walker Caio Bonfim, taekwondo player Edival Pontes, and sprint canoeist Isaquias Queiroz come in the final selections. With competition among six athletes, the individual winner plus the overall winner is something to watch for. Among the six, Rebeca Andrade, however, stands out as the favorite name in the crowd. But with just a week left in the event, the winner will soon come into prominence representing a country like Brazil.

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