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Ana Peleteiro represents women who have suffered sexual abuse in silence but only open up after they have been heartbroken.
Tokyo Olympics triple jump bronze medalist Ana Peleteiro has opened up on the horrifying rape and abuse ordeal she suffered at the hands of a former partner.
Peleteiro, 29, is highly regarded, with the Spaniard having won a gold medal at the 2024 European Championships. Peleteiro, who mastered a sixth-place finish at Paris Olympics, is also Spain's national record holder and currently married to French triple jumper Benjamin Compaore.
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Peleteiro released a video on her TikTok channel where she bravely recounted what she was a victim of in a past relationship. She joined the viral social media trend under the name 'y aun asi me quede', which means 'and yet I stayed', according to the Daily Mail.
Within the clip, Peleteiro denounced the repeated rapes and psychological abuse of her former partner, who she didn't name. "I would wake up at night having sex without consent and yet I stayed," she said. "Absolutely everything about me changed, from my clothes to my hair, the way I acted with my family, distancing myself from so many people. And yet I stayed.
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"He told me that if we didn't have sex whenever he wanted, it would damage the relationship and that, after all, those who don't eat at home eat out. He said that if he was unfaithful to me later, I shouldn't be surprised. And yet I stayed," Peleteiro recounted.
She continued. "If I went to his house on the weekends, he would disappear and suddenly I knew absolutely nothing. He would say good morning to me, maybe sporadically one day, and he would excuse himself by saying that he needed his space and that I had to trust him and let him do those things because that was normal in a relationship. And yet I stayed."
Peleteiro also went on to highlight the emotional manipulation she suffered and how her former partner's disloyalty was played against her. She said the reason why she opened up on her situation and insisted there is a way out for women who find themselves in a similar position.
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