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Caesar bows out with grace

Quazi Zulquarnain Islam from London
Syque Caesar puffed out his cheeks and exhaled.
“1 am only 21, you know? I still have plenty of time," he said. He had just been asked the most surprising, yet inevitable question is this the end of the road for Syque Caesar? Will he compete again for Bangladesh as a gymnast?
We were in the dark and drafty mixed zones, deep in the bowels of the 02 Arena in Greenwich. Caesar had just finished competing in his four events and as things stood, he was out of the Olympics. To be honest, there never really was a FROM PAGE 1
chance. We knew it, he knew it, but this is the Olympics. This is where stories are made. So we believed. As did he. But it wasn't meant to be.
"Sometimes in gymnastics, the best in the world makes mistakes and an underdog surprises everyone," said Gaesar. "I was really hoping to be the underdog who came up big."
Wearing the red and green, Caesar did quite well, earning respectable scores of 15.116 on the vault, 14.766 on the parallel bars and 14.666 on the floor. He also was given a 13.700 on the high bar, despite pulling off what appeared to be a smooth routine. In fact, he said he was "pretty happy" with his high-bar performance, but evidently the judges did not agree. He also was thrilled with his floorexercise routine. "I was very happy with the score," he said.
His coach Geoff Corrigan also agreed. "Considering the circumstances, Caesar did very well today. I really have no large complaints," said Corrigan.
The circumstance that he spoke of is the ruptured bicep that Caesar sustained while practicing for the Olympics just two weeks ago. The youngster ripped his muscle, right off the bone. Put into perspective, and it is a wonder he was even competing.
"This is my first competition since January, and I did everything here without a left bicep," he said. "Most guys wouldn't have even tried. But I worked so hard for so long to get this opportunity. It meant a lot to me to be here, to compete in the Olympics, something I had been dreaming about since I was a little kid."
"I'm an Olympian now," he said. "Not everyone can
say that." No other gymnast from Bangladesh can, at least, as Caesar became the first Bangladeshi to represent the country in this discipline.
There is much more time for Ceasar. As he himself said, at this Olympics, he at least managed to get his name out there. People now know who he is. His Twitter and Facebook feeds are exploding, partially due to the fact that the NBC cameras picked him out during the opening ceremony.
"I feel an amazing sense of pride, being able to represent Bangladesh on the international stage," he says.
For now though, the youngster plans to enjoy his moment in the sun. "I am here until August 8, so there is still plenty of time for me to immerse myself in the Olympics."
And maybe he can started on that pin-swapping now.