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It’s been two years since the conclusion of the Tokyo Olympics 2020, and American gymnast Jade Carey is busy preparing for the next Olympics in Paris. After winning the gold medal in Tokyo 2020 in the floor exercise routine, the 22-year-old earned global fame. However, besides her daily training regime, Carey also has time to promote a novel initiative. An initiative designed to promote the achievements of young girls in sports and provide them with opportunities that they wouldn’t have had otherwise. Her fans in the sporting community hailed her for sharing this great news.

Jade Carey earned Olympic gold at the mere age of 23. She claims that she has been into gymnastics no sooner than she started walking. But now, she is involving herself in an initiative that will help other, lesser fortunate girls to avail similar opportunities in life that will enable them to move ahead and pursue their dreams.

Olympic gymnast’s efforts towards elevating female athletics find love from all

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Jade Carey recently took to her Instagram and wrote, “launching the I Am Cracker Jill Contest to champion the unique accomplishments of women and girls in sports. Sharing a bit about my personal sports journey here and why this initiative means so much to me”. “I Am Cracker Jill” is a contest initiated by Cracker Jack to help fund the sports dreams of young girls, where after applying, any promising female athlete could tell their story and win the award.

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Carey also thanked Women’s Sports Foundation, without whose contribution this initiative wouldn’t have been possible. In the clip, Carey talked about how she was fortunate enough from a very young age to avail every opportunity required to be a national-level gymnast. Her parents owned a gym, so it wasn’t very difficult for her to start training from a young age.

She said, “I found my passion and pursued it. Every part of my daily routine is now shaped around being the best I can be in my sport”. But in order for others to reach there, she got involved with this noble task.

Jade Carey’s fans couldn’t be more of proud her

Jade Carey, who rose to prominence after her Olympic gold, now has a legion of fans. Here are a few fans who showed their support and love towards Carey:

 

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“Love this and love supporting our female athletes!”, wrote a fan who is elated with the way she is supporting young women.

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“You’re the best Cracker Jill ever! A true role model and bright shining star in women’s gymnastics”, wrote another fan who hailed Carey to the highest order of respect.

“Such a cool opportunity!”, writes a fan who finds this a great opportunity for all young girls

“All for supporting Women’s Athletics, another person who is all for raising the bar for women in sports.

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“Such an incredible campaign and an even more incredible initiative!!!!” A fan writes, who is clearly proud of this prospect for every young girl.

Her promising start in gymnastics from a very young age ensured that she beat the likes of Vanessa Ferrari of Italy in the 2nd spot, and Mai Murakami and Angelina Melnikova from Japan and Russian Olympic Committee respectively, for the joint 3rd spot. Earlier this year, she also joined Jordan Chiles and her others in wishing Ellie Downie a great life ahead after she retired at a young age. She will now look forward to repeating her feat in Paris Olympics 2024. And while at it, she is also ensuring more and more girls reach their goals.