Athlete

Ondaatje Anna-Marie

Colombo, Sri Lanka

170 cm / 5 ft 7 in cm / 44 kg / 97 lb kg

Info

Nickname

Ann, Anna (Facebook profile, 04 Apr 2018)

Hobbies

Dancing, watching movies, shopping. (sundaytimes.lk, 29 Jan 2017; anna-marieondaatje.com, 01 May 2018)

Occupation

Athlete, Student

Spoken languages

English

Club

Kalev Rhythmic Gymnastics Club [Canada]

Coach

Svetlana Joukova [club]; Mimi Masleva [club] (sundaytimes.lk, 01 Apr 2018)

Injuries

She suffered a stress fracture in her back just before the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, but participated in the event. (sundaytimes.lk, 01 Apr 2018)

Start sporting career

She took up gymnastics at age nine. (agu-gymnastics.com, 29 Jun 2017)

Reason for taking up the sport

Her father encouraged her to take up the sport. "I love the elegance, the expression to the music, the rhythm, everything." (agu-gymnastics.com, 29 Jun 2017)

Ambitions

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sundaytimes.lk, 01 Apr 2018)

Trainings

She trains five hours a day, Monday to Saturday. (agu-gymnastics.com, 29 Jun 2017; sundaytimes.lk, 19 Jan 2017)

Most memorable sporting achievement

Representing Sri Lanka at the 2017 World Championships in Pesaro, Italy. (anna-marieondaatje.com, 01 May 2018)

Hero / Idol

Russian rhythmic gymnast Evgenia Kanaeva. (sundaytimes.lk, 01 Apr 2018)

Most influential person in career

Her family. (sundaytimes.lk, 29 Jan 2017)

Philosophy / Motto

"It's not what I have to do. It's what I love to do." (sundaytimes.lk, 29 Jan 2017)

Additional information

General
REPRESENTING SRI LANKA
In January 2017 she decided to switch sporting allegiance from Canada to Sri Lanka. She hopes to help raise the profile of Sri Lankan gymnastics and aims to represent the nation at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "Sri Lanka is my parents' home country. They have given me this sport, and I'm giving back to them, to the country." (ceylontoday.lk, 14 Jan 2017; sundaytimes.lk, 29 Jan 2017)

Last update : 2018-08-03

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