Overview

• The Olympic champion begins with qualification in the National Stadium before Saturday’s final at 12:54 CET on ZDF.
• She resumed full training about five weeks ago after an Achilles tendon problem disrupted a season that opened with a 20.27 m indoor best.
• She has set a 20.00 m goal, a mark viewed as necessary to challenge contenders such as defending champion Chase Jackson, who has thrown 20.95 m this year.
• She describes her Christian faith as her ‘superpower’ and uses prayer and song to find calm before stepping into the ring.
• External expectations have risen since her Paris victory, but she downplays favorite status and emphasizes competing with joy, with her mother and brother in Tokyo.