Olympic heptathlete: "I know everyone is watching"
The Olympic women's heptathlon has begun and it was a good start for reigning champion Nafi Thiam of Belgium. She spoke to Newsday about her experience of the Olympics and about her rivalry with the British champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson.
鈥淚t makes it exciting and it鈥檚 great for athletics. Now I know everyone is watching me and it鈥檚 more pressure. People want to beat me. I had a few years to get used to that. But I can deal with the pressure.鈥
Photo: Nafi Thiam of Team Belgium competes in the Women's Heptathlon High Jump (Getty Images)
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