Aly Raisman Sets Sights on 2020 Olympics

NEEDHAM, MA — Aly Raisman's Olympic career might not be over yet.

The Needham gymnast and Olympic gold medalist announced on the Ellen DeGeneres Show that she intends on competing at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

"That's the goal. I'm going to take off a little bit of time just because I think I need a little bit of a break. I took a full year off in 2012 and I'm going to do do the same thing and then I'm going to begin training again," Raisman said.

She added that she thought she was in the best shape of her life in 2012, but was in even better shape during the past Olympics.

A six-time medalist, Raisman won a gold medal in the team competition at the Rio games. She took silver in the individual all-around and floor exercise.

Qualifying for the 2020 games will be harder than this year. The gymnastics teams at the Tokyo games will have four members instead of five.

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