Cynthia Appiah says she faced the biggest setback of her athletic career at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games in South Korea.
After years of hard work and sacrifice, the Toronto athlete was told she’d be just an alternate on the Canadian women’s bobsleigh team.
Appiah says she was ready to quit. But instead she pressed on.
“You have to put in 100 per cent to be able to achieve your goals,” she told CBC News. “When you’re striving for the Olympics, you can’t be a part-time athlete.”
Now, Appiah’s gearing up for the Winter Games in Beijing and, this time, she’ll be in the driver’s seat.
