His list of achievements already includes several medals – the latest, Silver in 100 meters at the World Championships adapted Paris 2023–, despite the fact that her life has been full of difficulties. And yet, Sara Andrés exudes life and joy wherever she goes.
This is what friends and colleagues say in Behind the medaldocumentary by Atresmedia that collects the Stories of overcoming and resilience of four elite athletes and you can see it in full above these lines and on atresplayer.
They are, in addition to Sara Andrés, Ana Peleteiro, Hugo Gonzalez and Joel Platafour athletes who continue in their Course for the Olympic dream of Paris and who have had to overcome a series of difficulties that have put their careers at risk.
An accident that changed his life
Sara Andrés had a traffic accident at age 25 which changed her life completely. When she woke up in the hospital, her legs had been amputated below the knees: “I felt like my life was ending there,” says the Madrid native.
After this tragic episode, she says, she felt the need to do sports. Previously a teacher by profession, He decided at that moment to “learn to run” and compete. “I decided to go to a competition, I went, I was good at it, I liked it and I had the sport,” he explains. And he aimed high: “I’ll have to prepare for the highest, won’t I? And, why not, go to the Paralympic Games,” he asked himself at the time.
Her incredible fight and resilience has led her to compete in the 2016 and 2020 Paralympic Games and win two world bronzes, plus silver in 2023.
And, again, adversity
Sara Andrés’ life has been plagued by difficulties, and since her childhood. The Madrid native lost her mother when she was a child. In her youth she had to deal with the consequences of the accident and, after overcoming that last episode and beginning to succeed in athletics, another blow came.
“I remember the exact moment when the doctor called me to tell me that I had thyroid cancer and that I had to have surgery,” explains Sara. “I froze, I hung up and said: well, I’ve come to train, right? And I trained,” she confesses.
The young woman says that she took it with “philosophy, but also with fear.” After stay away from the slopes for six monthshe returned to the charge. And how. “In Paris we finally see the result of the work done. I thought there was finally recognition,” he notes in the documentary.
But not everything in his story has been about winning, something he reflects on.Losing also teaches you, it makes you want to win more“, he says. Now, his goal is clear: “A medal at the Games,” he says, “would be incredible.”
An example of overcoming
In addition to her sporting profile, the athlete has another great hobby: theatre. Behind the medal go to a rehearsal of Woundsthe work of the Youkali company in which she participates, and in which her colleagues attest to what Sara is like.
Her coach, Sara Montero, confirms these words: “She is a source of inspiration, Aunt comes every day with a smile“It has marked a before and after for me.”
She is always happy, she is a champion, literally”
The truth is that theatre has turned out to be healing for her: “It helps to remove the fear and shame that we all have,” a fear that made her try to hide her prosthetics.
But she has been able to do it all: “Obviously that I have had some very bad timesbut you can overcome it. I know how to redirect my mind so that the reading of that situation is positive.” An insurmountable life lesson.
This production, which has had the support of YoPRO, Danone’s high-protein dairy product range, is available on atresplayer and on these lines.
Source: Lasexta
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