Record-setting Olympians stretch careers for games in 2021

FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016 file photo, Uzbekistan's Oksana Chusovitina acknowledges the audience after her routine on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's qualification at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Chusovitina had considered retirement before but chose to carry on before qualifying for her eighth Olympics — breaking her own record in the sport. This time around, the 1992 gold medalist said Tokyo will be her last Olympics. “It's already good that they have postponed. Everything will calm down and everything will be fine, and I think then the Olympics will go ahead as normal,” said the 44-year-old Chusovitina, who is training in restricted. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, file)

FILE - In this Thursday April 28, 2016 file photo, former champion Nino Salukvadze, left, and her son Tsotne Machavariani pose for a photo during an interview with the Associated Press in Tbilisi, Georgia. Even if it takes an extra year, Salukvadze will still be aiming for an Olympic record. The Georgian shooter has competed at every Olympics since 1988, where she won a gold medal for the Soviet Union. At the Tokyo Olympics — now postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic — she will set a women's record of nine appearances. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov, file)

FILE - In this Thursday Oct. 19, 2006 file photo, Oksana Chusovitina of Uzbekistan performs on the uneven bars in the women's individual all-around final during the Gymnastics World Championships at the NRGi Arena in Aarhus, Denmark. Chusovitina had considered retirement before but chose to carry on before qualifying for her eighth Olympics — breaking her own record in the sport. This time around, the 1992 gold medalist said Tokyo will be her last Olympics. “It's already good that they have postponed. Everything will calm down and everything will be fine, and I think then the Olympics will go ahead as normal,” said the 44-year-old Chusovitina, who is training in restricted. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)

FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008 file photo, Russia's Natalia Paderina, left, and Georgia's Nino Salukvadze embrace after the women's 10 meter air pistol final at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Even if it takes an extra year, Salukvadze will still be aiming for an Olympic record. The Georgian shooter has competed at every Olympics since 1988, where she won a gold medal for the Soviet Union. At the Tokyo Olympics — now postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic — she will set a women's record of nine appearances. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev, file)