London Olympic all-around silver medalist Viktoria Komova is training but unlikely to be ready to compete in the world championships in October, her father said, according to Russian news agency TASS.
Komova, 22, missed the Rio Olympics due to back pain with a question as to whether or not she retired. Komova’s social media as far back as September indicated she had returned to training.
Komova will take this year to focus on recovery for her back, her dad said, according to the report.
Komova, who took all-around silver behind Jordyn Wieber at the 2011 World Championships (by .