Drawn to wrestling as a child, Kennedy Blades has been dreaming of Olympic gold since she was 8 years old
Kennedy Blades defeated an Olympic silver medalist to win the wrestling Olympic trials and punch her ticket to Paris.
Kennedy Blades defeated an Olympic silver medalist to win the wrestling Olympic trials and punch her ticket to Paris. But there’s still something missing for her, and she can feel it.
“This whole time I’ve been thinking about Olympic gold rather than just being an Olympian. There’s something missing. That’s why I’m still hungry to keep training,” Blades said.
Blades’ father introduced her and her sister, Karina, to the sport when they were young. The sisters, 10 months apart, were quickly drawn to combat sports. Despite trying others, they couldn’t help but return to wrestling.
Growing up, they wrestled boys and girls at their gym. Blades said she felt respected early on, after she and her sister really proved themselves.
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