Puspure during the Rio Olympics in 2016: “I didn’t want to go home and live with 13th place forever”. That competitive nature started creeping out.”A decade is a long time when it comes to quiet, unstinting dedication. So the day to day duties of being a mother and an Olympian can be relentless. Sure I only started when I was 15.”Twenty-five years later she has become the best in the world at her class. That thought alone keeps Sanita Puspure grounded through these endless days of lockdown and the solitary hours on the water.

Source: The Irish Times March 07, 2021 08:00 UTC