Olympics long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall has opened up about how she got motivated to win gold at Paris Olympics by watching a martial arts drama film.
Olympics long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall has revealed how she got motivated to win gold by watching famous martial arts drama film Karate Kid.
Woodhall claimed her first Olympics title at the Paris 2024 Games with a jump of 7.10m and it is now emerging that the drama series played a major part in motivating her.
While unpacking how she prepared for her Olympics final jump, Davis-Woodhall explained how she had to watch Karate Kid to get psyched up for the event.
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“My camera roll - these are some bts [behind the scenes] of competition day at the Olympics,” she posted on Instagram.
“1. Trying on my uniform the night before prelims. 2. Getting ready in the Olympic Village bathroom before my prelims. 3. #PGP. 4. Morning of the finals, finishing Karate kid from the night before to hype me uu. 5. Make up check in the Taxi on the way to Finals,” she added.
“6. Pre warm up selfie to send to Hunter Outfit check. We received the coolest uniforms if you make finals and this was the only way I could check what I looked like. Mind you, I’m fully warmed up & once I step off this bathroom it was show time.”
Davis-Woodhall went on to beat German Malaika Mihambo (6.98m) and American compatriot Jasmine Moore (6.96m) to gold in Paris to win her first Olympics title thanks to the film.
In Karate Kid, 12-year-old Dre Parker and his widowed mother Sherry move from Detroit to Beijing after she gets a job transfer at a car factory. There, Dre meets Meiying, a young violinist who reciprocates his attention. However, Cheng, a rebellious 15-year-old kung fu prodigy whose family is close to Meiying's, keeps them apart by constantly attacking, teasing, and antagonizing Dre.
As revenge, Dre throws a bucket of dirty water over Cheng and his gang after a school field trip to the Forbidden City. Enraged, they chase, corner, and brutally beat Dre at an alley. Mr Han, a maintenance man whom Dre knew previously after doing repairs in his apartment, intervenes and fends off the bullies, revealing himself to be a kung fu master.
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