Covid, carnage and convalescence: Why one athlete’s extraordinary journey to the Olympics took 16 years
- Posted on February 17, 2026
- By CNN
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Covid, carnage and convalescence: Why one athlete’s extraordinary journey to the Olympics took 16 years
From the age of just nine, Bruna Moura vowed that she would make something of her life. She can vividly remember being pulled to the front of the classroom in Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil so that her teacher could belittle her for not answering a question 100% correctly.
