Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix breaks down in tears over journey to Olympics: ‘I didn’t want to be alive’

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Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix broke down in tears as she described the difficulties of her journey to the Paris 2024 Olympics after missing out on a diving medal on Tuesday, 6 August.

“I’m not even upset with my performance. Three years ago I didn’t even want to be alive,” she said.