Moon, the reigning Olympic and world champion in pole vault, on excelling in a sport, the need to switch off, and what's on her mind as she goes into the Paris Olympics as the defending champion
Five months later, Katie Moon will land in Paris with the ambition of repeating what she did in Tokyo three years ago: Win the Olympic gold in pole vault. But she is wearing her tag of a defending champion lightly. "I know it doesn't happen every single time, but the fact that I was able to prove myself on a day it mattered most gives me confidence," says the American, also the reigning 2x world champion.
As the international event ambassador for the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2024 in Mumbai, Moon breaks down the champion mindset and the message she wants to convey to young girls with her achievements. Edited excerpts from an interview:
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