Maria Eduarda De Almeida "Duda" Arakaki (born 12 August 2003) is a Brazilian

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. She represented

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and competed in the individual all-around, and she represented

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in the group all-around.

Career

Arakaki began rhythmic gymnastics when she was six years old.

Junior

She competed at the 2018 Junior Pan American Championships and won the bronze medal in the team event and finished sixth in the individual all-around. She won the gold medal in the all-around at the 2018 South American Youth Championships. She competed at the

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in Buenos Aires. In the individual all-around, she finished thirty-fourth in the qualification round. Additionally, in t he mixed multi-discipline team event, her team finished seventh. In 2019, she had surgery on her knee and did not compete that year.

Senior

Arakaki began training with Brazil's senior group in 2020. Her first major competition with the group was the 2021 Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro. The group won the gold medal in the group all-around and secured the continental quota place for the 2020 Olympic Games. The group additionally won the gold medals in both the 5 balls and the 3

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event finals. Arakaki was selected to compete for

in the group all-around alongside

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, and

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. They finished twelfth in the qualification round for the group all-around. She continued being part of a national team after the Olympics. At the 2022 World Cup Pesaro her group won bronze medal in 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls final, which was her first World Cup medal. In 2023, they won more medals - two bronze medals in Group All-around at World Cups in Athens and Cluj Napoca. Later that year, she represented Brazil at the 2023 World Championships in

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, where she and her teammates finished on 6th place in Group All-around and secured a quota place for the 2024 Olympic Games.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arakaki, Maria Eduarda 2003 births Living people Brazilian rhythmic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Brazil Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Maceió Gymnasts at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Pan American Championships