Why Churandy Martina (37) will continue for years to come: ‘Few people love the sport as much as I do’ | Other sports

Alejandro Valverde (cycling, 42): ,,My age is a factor, but in the end it’s just a number. The dream I have just stays.”
Martina: ,,The dream doesn’t go away. It doesn’t matter how old you are. My dream is to reach the 2026 Games in Paris. I don’t care if it’s individual or with the team. I just have to be there. And when I’m there, I want competitive to be. But that comes later. It would be my sixth Olympics, not many people made it. I don’t think anyone is going to do that anymore. There are so many distractions, few people love the sport as much as I do. Maybe they don’t stay at the top that long, they can’t keep up the discipline in the phases that go down. You have to be mentally whole strong to be. Dealing with the ups and downs, that’s life.”