The time that Vazquez spent with a sports psychologist was forced by a time of crisis. But it has left a positive legacy.
“It helped me to be more patient, to be more intelligent and literally to say, ‘hey, wait, things are going to be alright’. Trust, trust and it worked,” she says.
She’s right… a year ago, Ana Paula’s Olympic dream had vanished.
Today, she’s a member of the Mexican team, which already has its ticket secured, that’s been tentatively named to Paris, alongside three-time Olympian Alejandra Valencia and the country’s latest emerging talent, Angela Ruiz.
“It was a long, long road and I can’t tell you I enjoyed every day of it because it was very painful. But I am grateful,” she says.
“I am grateful that what happened to me happened because I like the person I became more.”
“And I like the archer I am now. Totally.”
The Mexican team is set to compete in the Pan American Championships, where Ana will defend her individual title, in early April before heading to the first stage of the Hyundai Archery World Cup in Shanghai, China.
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