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BRING IT ON!

SHE walks towards us over the practice mats, her leggings and top streaked with the chalk that gymnasts rub on their hands to help their grip.

Caitlin Rooskrantz says hi, then excuses herself to change out of her gym gear – and when she returns her tattoos catch our eye.

On one arm are the five iconic Olympic rings and etched into her neck is the word ‘‘Evolve”. The inkings say it all: the Games are her goal and she’s evolved a lot since the last Olympics.

When YOU first met Caitlin in this gymnastics centre in Newlands, Johannesburg, she’d made headlines

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