Naomi
@afrochicks
i won’t competing this year i have dedicated the past 10 years of my life to athletics, sacrificed alot, moved countries and cities, struggled with injury for the past two years and had multiple surgeries and have missed out on the past 2 olympics by small margin TWICE this lead to burn out and a decline in my mental health which is why i moved away from the national training centre last year when i went to south africa in jan i had a pretty awful time i was having daily panic attacks and my training was a mess, partly because of my grandad being in hospital and also because i just wasn’t feeling right i spoke to my coach and head of british athletics and we all agreed it’s best for my mental and physical health to finally…for the first time take a year off i’m still aiming for LA 2028 and i have many championships next year which i look forward to but for now i am going to experience LIVING and HEALING physically and mentally to make sure i can make my olympic dream a reality
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J. Valeska 🦊🎩🫂
@jvaleska.eth
I guess it is not an easy decision but sometimes to disconnect a bit is the best way to reconnect again just want to drop here the history of Ana Peleteiro, the most famous athlete from Galiza, spain, her life was not easy, she also got some injuries and some bad years but finally she won a medal in the Olympics, bronze in tokyo and a gold medal in the european, her history is about resilience, fight and success, hope it can motivate or help you in your way to LA 2028 (you may do your own research but here is a link to a random article for those who know a bit about her) https://www.mundiario.com/articulo/deportes/historia-ana-peleteiro-medallista-olimpica-100-gallega/20210803161611225049.html
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Naomi
@afrochicks
thanks for sharing, no it wasn’t easy i have competing agaisnt ana a number of times we do the same event for me what i found most inspiring about her was when she returned to triple jump after having a baby, that isn’t easy and she really is doing amazing
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J. Valeska 🦊🎩🫂
@jvaleska.eth
yeah, absolutely wild how good she recovered after having a baby, agree would be incredible if she could won a medal in last Olympics on top of that but sadly there was some rain and she did not perform at her best level, anyway, we love her here in galiza with medal and without them, she is our best athlete and we are so proud of her, really, hope to see you both together again in LA :)
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