Swimmer Roanne Ho Shares About Medal Anxiety In Heartfelt Post Besides the Crazy Rich Asians hype, there’s another major Asian event ongoing. Ironically, despite spectacular performances from athletes, arguably less hype has been granted to the Asian Games 2018 held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Roanne Ho, our 50m breaststroke comeback queen, penned a heartfelt post on Saturday (25 Aug) about her struggles leading up to her surprise silver medal. Here’s how the 24-year-old swimmer mustered up the courage to return to the sport after multiple setbacks: Source Vomited 7 times in 45 min before finals Roanne pulled an underdog victory in her 50m event with a national record-breaking time of 31.23 seconds — beating out China’s Feng Junyang and placing second behind Japan’s Satomi Suzuki. She had also suffered from a “stomach bug” just 3 days before the final — vomiting up to 7 times in 45 minutes at one point. But there was even more to her victory, than what remained on the surface. Crippling anxiety Roanne shared that most people around her were aware of her struggles — but only a select few were privy to how “bad it truly was”. Days without sleep and having to pretend she was stable […]
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