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before our time since then they've been leading a secret life and have incredible abilities. with ruth saying the world starts august 4th on dw me the the the me june 28th was a faithful day for thomas wheeler and his dreams of further olympic. able to make

it to the olympics. this year gave me goosebumps saying that it's been a tough decision on training injury from april. may. it's just not allowing me to go without any risk of bigger injury issues of health issues for the future. so much looking forward to so much more and in the sport i love so much 40 days before the mens olympic javelin event begins on august 7th. thomas lula has already lost, defeated by his own body bass. a moment for the defending olympic champion from 2016 cell injuries, a pot on parcel of competitive sport. i can look back on 10 or even 15. really healthy use if you include my youth, korea, i've got to be grateful for that. so now this difficult situation is something i have to accept feeling as if you want to tokyo games were

postponed. he withdrew from the 2020 season using the time out to prepare and work on his technique. preparations went well over winter and spring this year. both back home and the east and german city of china and does a training camp in turkey. then his back problems surfaced, throwing his plans into disarray. i'm still getting out of it is about fighting yourself. how do you see your sport and it's role in your life if you reasoning how much risky, unreasonable risk, are you prepared to take to be at the olympics and other winning? i mean, just taking part has the mid june time for the team uniform fitting session for tokyo, a big day for any athletes and a sign that the big goal is now seemingly within reach us with us. it was

additional motivation to give 100 percent of the mit last name was important for me because i know how it affected me in 2016 believe i had goose bumps there to andrea. the moment where you feel the rush and the dream is taking, i'm in effect. i do have my body on the control, but ultimately, despite that mental push and the huge motivation i got backing out was the right decision. and now i'm still glad i reach that decision. even if i didn't get my locals young flies this day has been a long time coming. it's been almost 2 years since last competitive, high jump event. now she needs to rediscover her rhythm. the panoramic has turned

the athletes plans upside down. i was looking that it was a challenging and negative time also, i had just been full weeks training outdoors in the far as i have been. a lot of things preventing me from training properly on it. so i'm happy that things are gradually looking office. it's may 23rd with 2 months ago until the olympics should begin. time is running out for money loss, young flies to build up the right form and crucially clear the requisite heights to qualify for tokyo. 5 years ago in rio, she cleared one meter, 1900 grief, finishing in 7th place i do have the olympics in the back of my mind and am folk thing on the competition

between then and now we see those to me and championships are 2 weeks away and i also have a number of other me to jump one meter 92, which is the qualifying height. and then we'll be almost completely focused on the whole focus. and my last young life seems to be in good form at the meet in may. but then at the all important olympics qualifying height of one meter 92, she fails not once, but on all 3 attempts. it's a huge setback. she and her coast time as kiss analyze i mistakes while the competition is still going. the persistent problems with achilles tendon have full set to old to run out. now many laws has to convert her higher approach speed into height. ah, the small, the crucial factors that will decide whether that bond stays up me. this is

guns come from 8 am really tough because i don't even know myself where i currently stand on to make sure i'll go from 184188. but that might be my limit. the income for shop is maybe i'll reach the to meet tomorrow or higher level. assume fly still has quite a bit of work to do if she's to reach her 2nd olympics for fence. alexander and solo the dream of making the podium in tokyo was over in april . she thrusted and parried her way through to the final at the last qualifiers in madrid, only to then come 2nd. but only the winner going to tokyo and dolo was initially heartbroken. it helped me and i took 2 weeks off from friends and i didn't train at all. it's enough. i use the time to visit family and friends,

which was a massively important as well. they've been an amazing support and they hired she's now back in her daily routine training again, but also comfortable talking about missing out on the olympics. so what all those years of preparation for nothing was on. it was never in vain. so that's not how i view it at all. if i still aim to compete on the big stage, ask your opinion and will championships, continent time. i was shocking. but once you get back into the top 10 of the world rankings, we had to look at the top 10. i previously was there for yeah. yeah, i believe i can get back and keep on picking up metals. medina, and i'm or no. the us is also determined to keep passive, now unable to defend the limping javelin title. he's having to adapt his daily schedule. not a problem for the 29 year old. even if the supporting aspect of his life remains

prominence. i'm not being lazy, hoping things will get better. we're investing a lot of time in sorting out those back issues as soon as possible. i'm a counselor right now, how long that will take us and we want to do it in a sensible and sustainable way, which were main, having patience the touch of games do remain an issue for us. he knows the problems associated with the events of this magnitude during a pandemic, especially now with athletes competing an empty stadiums. the majority of people in japan were and opposed to the games taking place. as one of the athletes representatives in the world athletics association. he has his colleagues in mind and i know as an olympic champion, regardless of whether your just day or end up taking a metal. it opens up a new chapter in your life. when you helped me actually in i was unable to take the

time to appreciate it, which i'm now experiencing with this injury. i'm confused about how everyone competing takes that time to process that they're feeling a huge drain. yeah, tomas villa does at least have more time now to focus on another passion of his than he normally would when getting across the globe for javelin competitions. he's a big nature lover and has a sizable garden back home sending to all the plants and animals provides a welcome relief from the stress and strain of being a world class athlete. this is down and on the other hand, you're always busy. every hour of the day there's always something to do and work on the god to chickens and quails here and in the summer colony at these to take your love of been for them. that's what come on. but thomasville are also has

sporting challenges to look forward to the 2020 to well championships and the next the lympics. 02024 is also the new big goal for madeline month. in february, she learned she would not be making the gym and take one team for tokyo as nice as i'm sure it's tough to deal with every day. and i do wonder whether it's worth carrying on. i just need a different perspective most than i louis was a little calm with triple hires is another opportunity, one that i want to live on in if things went bad enough after missing out on the olympics. madeline slocum, and then also caught the corona virus. but after recovering and making a cautious return to training, she took part in the german championships in june and finished 3rd and her weight class high jump marina was young flash will be the only one of the 4 athletes we've

been following. to compete in tokyo, she'll soon be heading to have some a residence, the olympic village who's passed on august 7th. it's crunch time when the women's high jump competition just the way them since. yeah, it's been a 5 year ways. and finally, it's over just a couple of weeks from now we'll be flying this evening. the 1st training coming before the we'll be on monday. my goal is to at least make it to the final and then just give my best money. logo soon flies failed to reach the olympics. qualifying height of one meter 92 about 190 jumped makes her the 2nd best gemini jump this year, which means she does get that ticket. that's ok. after all. that goes out to mrs. i was really optimistic about getting a slot, and after i got the email,

i was 100 percent sure that she had on stuff it was a massive relief. and another big occasion is the fitting session for olympic uniform. the german team collection comprises some 88 items from jackets, trousers and shoes, to bags, rucksacks caps and some glasses one take thea, you put them on and think this is me in the weeks to come and from do you feel part of a team? and i something as germans will then be privileged to way together as i had my own flies will be among the $434.00 german olympians. and my just reached new heights in tokyo. with

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