The 27-year-old was despondent after finishing 68th overall in the individual all-around qualifiers at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre yesterday, ending her journey in Tokyo.
The gymnast, who was clad in a striking orange leotard, completed the qualifying round with a total score of 48.565 points.
Not only was she emotionally pained, she also suffered physical bruising.
“When you wake up after the Olympic Games’ battle scars,” she posted on her Instagram story, showing a few red blotches on both her hands.
Although she failed in her attempt to go further in Japan, Farah Ann still managed to dance her way into Malaysian hearts.
This included Los-Angeles based singer Yuna, who was mesmerised by the Selangor-born gymnast’s performance and wrote on Twitter: “OMG (Oh my god) queen @farahannhadi.”
Another Twitter user known as @lyneids had his own way of congratulating Farah Ann – producing a special painting of the gymnast’s display at the Tokyo Olympics.
“Quick watercolour painting of Farah Ann. You did great. Well done and chin up! Enjoy being an Olympian!” he said.
Another fan, @IzzatiTaufek, wrote: “Farah Ann didn’t make it to the final round but Malaysians are beyond proud of her. Hats off and well done, @farahannhadi! Kami tetap sokong. #DemiMalaysia.”
A delighted Farah Ann said she was grateful to receive such strong backing.
“Thank you for all your love and support … it really means the world to me … love you so much,” she said.
Farah Ann, who competed in Subdivision 4 of the qualifying round, got off to a shaky start when she scored 11.600 points in the uneven bars and 11.566 points in the balance beam.
She then amassed 12.233 points in the floor exercise before ending the day in style with 13.166 points on the vault for her highest score among all four apparatuses.
Only the top 24 ranked gymnasts, with a maximum of two representatives per country, will qualify for the July 29 all-around final while the top eight, also with a maximum of two per country, will feature in the apparatus finals.
As expected, reigning Olympic champion Simone Biles of the US topped the overall ranking yesterday with 57.731 points, followed by Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade (57.399 points) and another American, Sunisa Lee (57.166 points).