#23 Tokyo Time - Kadeena Cox

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and I'm also doing Athletics so I'll be doing the 400 meters in that as well so this time around the mix team Sprint and the 100 meters actually Clash um so I had to make a decision on which one I was going to do so yeah unfortunately I've not been able to go back in for the four medals that I wanted um but it's just yeah it's the way it is like it's my fault for choosing two sports I guess and you made history of course in Rio I think the first time since 1984 where we won two goals in in different sports is that something that that you think about kadina yeah you know I think I think about it more now than I did then at the time I was just like I just want to do two sports that's it I wasn't thinking about history I didn't even know it was history until you know somebody said to me like you've just set history like I'm getting all these messages about you know St history um but like now like you know I I had thought about you know doing the double double and you know yeah been able to make history there um where whereas before I was just like I just want to ride and run you know um but yeah you know it's something that I am quite proud of um and something that uh was a great achievement like I know it was a great achievement because it's been hard to try you know get to the place where I can do it again so um I'm really proud of myself for being able to achieve that and you know if I never do it again I achieved something really special in 2016 and um yeah I can you know live knowing that I did that but hopefully this gamees is going to be just as good can I ask you about something else that happened in the Olympics and that was Simone B starting a compet ition and then deciding look I can't carry on with this do you think in a way by Simone doing that and saying what she said she made a bigger statement to the world than if she'd won every medal going most definitely I think there's this expectation on athletes that you know we just go and we just churn out medals um and I think that expectation is so high on Simone you know everyone's just like you know Simone goes and win the gold you know Simone does something different like Simone's just unreal like no one can beat her um and they forget that she's human um I think I think that's the like people think you know athletes that like they we're just robots um and they forget that there's a human side of us and you know we we we can have you know struggle with mental health issues you know we we can struggle you know with physical injuries and you know it's not always going to go well um and I think she did make a statement and I think it's nice to see you know I struggled with my own mental health issues and had to take time out of sport um and you know I got a lot of people you know messaging me saying you know that that was you know great and you know I've struggled with the same thing and it it speaks to the athletes um and you know that they they feel like they can speak out and and they can you know take a step back and really look after themselves um they are more than just the athletes but I think it then yet just opens the eyes of the general public that just see us as gold medals you know like they just see us as medalists and forget that there is more to us than that and you know all that pressure and you know just that expectation can be tough um and I think it's just that realization for the fans um so I think it's great that she did just take a step back and did what was right for her because a lot of the time within sport we forget about ourselves as well because we want to please the fans so we want to go out there and do you know whatever the fans want us to do because we want them to be happy and we forget that we as individuals need to think about ourselves and our own health because there is life after Sport and we want to be you know in the best place after Sport and you've spoken very honestly very openly before about your mental health struggles how are you then at the moment yeah um I think I've done a great job with my um my psychiatrist um psychiatrist Alan you know my psychologist Lara my nutritionist Lauren there's a whole host of people that you know come into this like little bubble um that I've helped me get to a place where I'm I was really content you know coming into our holding Camp um feeling really confident and really happy you know being in a place that I've not been in for you know six plus years um and it's meant that even though you know the pressure of you know getting into the holding campign it be really close to a games that kind of normally shakes me and I'll be honest you know even when you do have like if you are in recovery like there are times and there are things that's going to shake you and I have had wobbles at times um but because I'm in such a strong place or I was in such a strong Place those wobbles haven't totally knock me off it's just you know a day wobble um and then I'm like no kadina like you know what you can do and really know talk myself out all you know we've got our psychologist here Lara um Allan's literally at the end of a phone call so I can speak to him um so I able to pull myself back in so I'm in a really positive place I'm I'm really content really happy and yeah just uh excited to be able to compete in this really good heads space what does it mean putting on that British vest ah it's amazing you know like just getting that selection like I I I'm British and you know really proud and you know being selected to represent your country not many people get that opportunity um so every time I get SEL you know you don't take it for granted like you know I may have achieved what I've achieved but you know every time you get that selection you are proud of it and you are proud to pull on that vest and go out there and represent your country and I just love it you know I love the fans that get behind us you know I love the support you get I love being able to inspire the Next Generation to come through um and it just makes me super happy we have great kick it is a really good kit we're really enjoying the kit this year I think it's a it's up there with 2012 in my opinion uh kadina just last one there were lots of talks about protests before the Olympics from athletes and things lots of things going on in in the world but it is right that the athletes can have a say before their events if they wish to yeah definitely I I think you know as athletes like when we are at our our competition you know on our stage that's an opportunity for us to be able to have our voice you know um because we don't always get the opportunity you know we're not always you know on the television or you know always you know somewhere where we we can be seen and heard so taking the opportunity to you know have our voice and say you know what we're passionate about um like for me like it's something I would do you know because I want to be able to stand up for what I believe um and having that opportunity it is great and and even if you don't want to take the opportunity having the option to take that opportunity um I think we should be allowed to have freedom of speech um in our place of a sport kadina is in the 500 meter time trial final in the vome around 8:00 a.m. Friday morning UK time this is Tokyo time from anything but footy the Olympic and Par Olympic sport podcast follow for more from the 2020 games in [Music] 2021 Sports social podcast Network hello it is Ryan and we could all use an extra bright spot in our day couldn't we just to make up for things like sitting in traffic doing the dishes counting your steps you know all the mundane stuff that is why I'm such a big fan of chumba Casino chumba Casino has all your favorite Social Casino style games that you can play for free anytime anywhere with daily bonuses that should brighten your day L actually a lot so sign up now at chumbacasino.com that's chumbacasino.com no purchase necessary 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