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Australian weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana speaks after winning gold in the women's 86kg event. Video via AAP
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00:00I feel surreal. I don't know. How do you say it? Mission accomplished. I came for one thing and I
00:07got that one thing. It was the gold medal. Kind of just reflected on how hard this journey towards getting
00:14this gold medal was. It's not easy trying to maintain the elite level or trying to maintain the high level
00:20to fight for the podium.
00:22So that's the thing that kept replaying in my mind. I had days that I wanted to like hit the
00:30door but I'm glad I pulled that left leg back in.
00:34The original plan was to finish off after the Paris Olympics but we didn't get what we wanted and we
00:41thought we'd give it another shot.
00:42Like you've got a feeling about the Olympics now so why not give it another shot.
00:46This one was the toughest. As I said I had days that I just wanted to like go back home
00:53and be baby in my mum's arm but I'm glad I pulled out and yeah and to be standing on
01:00the podium today was a dream come true and mission accomplished.
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