Not playing at the Olympics felt like a big failure
US women鈥檚 scrum half Alena Olsen on channelling the heart break of missing out on the Tokyo Games, by putting in everything she can into making the Paris Olympics, as part of the US Women鈥檚 Sevens squad.
She's been telling Sportshour's Caroline Barker that despite being a part of the bronze medal winning World Cup team in 2022, she knows her Olympic dreams still hang in the balance.
A passionate environmentalist, Alena is a member of EcoAthlets (www.ecoathletes.org) a collaboration of likeminded sports stars determined to do what they can for the environment
Photo: Alena Olsen of the US makes a break during the women's quarter final match between Fiji and USA on day two of the World Rugby Sevens series at FMG Stadium in Hamilton on January 22, 2023. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)
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