MADRID, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Spanish triple jumper Ana Peleteiro, who bounced back from becoming a mother to win the gold medal in the European Athletics Championships in Rome on Sunday, is now setting her sights on winning a second Olympic medal in Paris.
The 28-year-old claimed a bronze medal in Tokyo and her winning jump of 14.85 meters in Rome means she is on track for more Olympic glory in Paris.
Speaking to Spanish sports paper, Diario AS, Peleteiro said that her preparations were "going well because I'm healthy and I'm able to train," even though she had caught "a couple of viruses because my daughter inevitably gave them to me."
She admitted that after her maternity many didn't think she would be able to be back to her best, but said that doubt was "something that has happened to me all my life."
"People have always told me that I would not achieve anything because I was too lazy or that I was worthless, but I don't listen to that," she insisted.
Peleteiro said she was lucky that her body doesn't "demand as much training as other people," and believes she will be able to reach 15 meters in the Olympic Games.
"After seeing what I have been able to do in Rome, I am very clear that I will achieve it," she said.
"I'm better than when I won the Olympic bronze in Tokyo, and in Paris I will prove it with something big. The numbers that my coach and I know have show that I am stronger, faster, more powerful and more mature," she noted. ■
