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Murray Wenzel

SHOCKING: Beam queen s third coming in time for paris games - You Need To See This

Retired for three years, gymnast Emma Nedov is back in the mix for an Olympic debut. (Jason O'BRIEN/AAP PHOTOS)

When Emma Nedov fled Azerbaijan during a gymnastics World Cup event to beat Australia's pandemic border closure it crushed hopes of an Olympic debut and sent her into retirement for a second time.

Nedov, dubbed the 'Beam Queen' after her 2019 World Cup gold, spent the next three years being "a big girl" - working as a sports nutritionist, YMCA board member and gymnastics equipment brand co-founder.

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