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In may 2013 British triathlete Sophie Coldwell claimed her first World triathlon championships series gold medal in Yokohama Japan. A year earlier she was part of the English team that took the gold medal at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Sophie was named as the travelling reserve for TeamGB at what became the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games and now has her sights set on Paris 2024. She talks openly about working with sports psychologists following an abusive past relationship and difficulties dealing with missing out on competing at an Olympic Games. After making some adjustments to her training load alongside her coach she's now in a great headspace, which in part has resulted in her recent success. And this is her story.
By Sam Oldham5
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In may 2013 British triathlete Sophie Coldwell claimed her first World triathlon championships series gold medal in Yokohama Japan. A year earlier she was part of the English team that took the gold medal at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Sophie was named as the travelling reserve for TeamGB at what became the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games and now has her sights set on Paris 2024. She talks openly about working with sports psychologists following an abusive past relationship and difficulties dealing with missing out on competing at an Olympic Games. After making some adjustments to her training load alongside her coach she's now in a great headspace, which in part has resulted in her recent success. And this is her story.

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