After Her Surgery, Mariana Barros Recovers and Thinks on the Rio 2016 Olympics

Mariana Barros, one of the members of the Brazilian National Judo Team, in the 63kg category, stopped trainining in July when she got injured on her left shoulder while training in Russia. Since a surgery was necessary, Mariana was out of the World Championships. The 29 year-old athlete from Sesi Bauru now engaged every day in a recovery process so that her goal be achieved: Rio 2016 Olympics.

"My main focus are now the Olympic Games, especially because they are hosted in Rio, but when I come back I have to get my position back. I have to get back what I lost and get my ranking position, "explains Mariana who wants to resume competing in the beginning of 2015.

Mariana has started judo at school and since then she has never stopped. "I was still in high school and my sports teacher was also teaching judo. Then, after classes, I used to run to the judo room. I asked my mother to enroll me and she accepted, “the athlete said.

Mariana's main achievements are the gold medal in the Grand Slam from Rio de Janeiro 2012, the silver award in the Military World Championship in 2013 and the titles got in Grand Prix of Almaty, Kazakhstan and Tashkent, Uzbekistan, also last past.

Read the full story originally published on https://www.torcerpeloesporte.com.br/historias/judo/todos-estao-me-apoiando-neste-momento-dif%C3%ADcil.