The Olympic euphoria is over, new challenges are coming for Marija Vuković.
After a great performance in Tokyo, placing in the high jump final and ninth place in the world in her debut performance on the biggest stage, our athlete will participate in the meeting in Budapest tomorrow.
She didn't have much time for preparations, she can't assess what kind of shape she is in before another big performance - the meeting of the Diamond League in Paris, to which she received an invitation after effective promotion at the Games.
"The rally in Budapest is a preparation for Paris. I spent several days in the Bar, I did several training sessions", says Marija za Sportfem.
After Tokyo, she says, she didn't rest - she celebrated her success, had "countless" invitations to receptions and guest appearances, and felt the other side of fame.
The attention is nice, it's deserved, but...
"I don't think I've come to my senses yet, that this pace is too much for me and that, frankly, I'm even more tired," admits Marija.
In Budapest, she will try to get back into the competitive rhythm, in order to be at the best possible level in her debut appearance at the Diamond League in Paris, on August 28.
"This meeting will be a bit stronger training, as a preparation for Paris. God of health, may everything be as it should be".
The list of participants at the meeting in Paris is impressive - our athlete will be in elite company, among the 27 winners and medal winners in Tokyo.
Marija will compete with medal winners at the Olympic Games in the high jump. Russian Marija Lasickene (2.04 m), Australian Nikola McDermott (2.02 m) and Ukrainian Jaroslava Mahučkih (2.00 m) will participate.
Paris will also host the legendary Alison Felix, who in Tokyo became the most decorated female athlete of all time (11 Olympic medals), who will run 400 meters.
The three fastest women in the world, three lightning bolts from Jamaica - Elaine Thompson, Shelly-Anne Fraser-Pryce and Sherika Jackson - will participate in the 100-meter race.
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