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I've been working with a physical trainer for almost two years and the differences are obvious. I'm much more confident and I feel stronger. It took a long time to find someone who understood the specifics of our sport, but Gabriel Ghita is the right man and I'm lucky to have him on my team.

I have been a sports photographer for 34 years, since I was 20, I have followed many sports, including Champions League football, basketball and MotoGP.

The Olympics has been postponed – I can now say that to some degree, we were expecting that. As professional athletes, we just have to accept it.

I just couldn’t believe that the Olympics had really been postponed. It sounded like a bad joke. In the beginning, I think I didn’t appreciate the seriousness of the virus but as it became more and more evident, me and my teammates were really disappointed and didn’t know what to do.

I was quite worry about if we are all well prepared for the Games, but when we confirmed the postponement for one year, I was so released as we have more time to prepare for the Games, and all the competitions will be resumed. It is the best option for all athletes.