If she does make it to Beijing, Privalova may not be the oldest women sprinter there.
That honor could belong to 48-year-old, Jamaican-born Merlene Ottey (in picture), now competing for Slovenia, if she can achieve the qualifying time.
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Ottey has taken part in every Olympics since the 1980 Games in Moscow and her tally of nine Olympic medals is more than any other woman in track and field.
"We have competed against each other for many, many years," said Privalova. "It would be nice to meet her again in Beijing."
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