Obrazem: Peruánská běžkyně trénuje na olympiádu v Londýně

Marathon runner Gladys Tejeda, the first Peruvian athlete who qualified for the 2012 London Olympic Games, washes her clothes after training at her home in the Andean province of Junin May 14, 2012. A private company will take Gladys' mother Marcelina Pucuhuaranga, 69, to London as part of the "Thank you Mom" program. For Pucuhuaranga, who received her first passport, it will be the first time travelling out of Peru. The program will take about 120 mothers of different athletes around the world to attend the games. Tejeda, the youngest of nine children, returned to her hometown to visit her mother and to focus on training where she will run more than 20 km every day in the highlands (over 4,105 meters above sea level). Picture taken May 14, 2012. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (PERU - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS OLYMPICS) Published: Kvě. 17, 2012, 6:57 odp.

Indiánka Gladys Tejeda žije velmi skromně. Zatímco mnohé z jejích budoucích sokyň v boji o olympijské medaile mají k dispozici celý podpůrný tým, a nemusejí tak vůbec řešit se sportem nesouvisející záležitosti, Tejeda se ochotně zapojuje do plnění domácích povinností. Na fotografii právě pere prádlo.

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