A week ago, Mackenzie Little was juggling night shifts at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney. Now she's gearing up to throw javelin in Paris.
Australian javelin thrower Mackenzie Little has balanced being a first-year, full-time doctor at a Sydney hospital in the lead-up to this year's Olympic Games.
"I've just got so much out of sport and obviously getting opportunities like getting to compete at the Olympics," Dr Little toldShe told ABC Radio Sydney Breakfast presenter Craig Reucassel she balanced the two responsibilities by training for two hours before or after her shift, depending what time of the day she was rostered on.Dr Little said juggling hospital work meant she was often late to training, but the thought of leaving her coach hanging kept her from skipping sessions.
Since then she has recorded some promising results, coming second in the Commonwealth Games and third at the World Championships in August last year. "I have a few weeks now where I'm not working, so I can just really focus on training and getting my legs up," she said.Get local news, stories, community events, recipes and more each week.For Origin III, Queensland are right where they want to be. So why does it feel so unfamiliar?
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