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In the latest Pentathlon Personalities interview, Turkish legend İlke Özyüksel explains why she is putting everything on the line for a fourth shot at the Olympic podium, even going the extra mile on Instagram
İlke Özyüksel spent the lead-up to her 29th birthday on her sick bed. A virus had floored her for over a week but, as her special day approached, Özyüksel perked up. She had a joint birthday party planned and couldn’t let her fellow celebrant down…
Looking back 45 years, what moment first made you believe you could break barriers in sport and beyond?
“Breaking barriers” was never something I purposefully set out to achieve. I have always had a huge passion for sport – not only in a competitive sense but also for how it can shape us holistically, as people, in life in general. I have been very fortunate that in the last 45 years, I have been able to follow my passion first as an athlete and then as a sports leader.