Sarah Loko unsure about her judo future

Back after a difficult 2013 Sarah Loko reveals that she has not abandoned her Olympic dream and it intends to represent another country .

Hi Sarah , you have recently resumed training and competition , how do you feel ?

It gets better and better. After my foot injury during the French first division championships in 2012 I was out for 8 months and then I hurt my back , so I 've had a blank year in 2013. I returned to competition on the occasion of the ECC which I won with my club Maisons-Alfort , but for me it was a come back and but still I'm not in good shape  . For several weeks I train with a lot of desire and a clear goal, to participate at the Games in Rio 2016.

You are aware that it will be very difficult ?
Sure, I rejected the idea of being without games, is totally devastating to me. During my career I've almost always been in the first two French , but since change of my category and my several injuries  I am no longer at the top two, as it was the case before the Games. Suddenly my project now is to represent another country.

The French Federation is aware of your new plans?
Yes of course, a change of country can be done with the agreement of the Federation, there are procedures to follow and I hope that everything will be good.

In what state of mind are you?
I think I can still do great things in judo, but time flies and I shouldn't waste it. Yet it is frustrating because I do not even know what will be my next competition, but I keep the faith and I am ready to give the best of myself.

Do not you afraid that you are treated as a mercenary ?
In recent years, we see more and more athletes who change countries. This is a phenomenon that is also seen in other sports. This is not a mercenary attitude because I did not do it for money. Unlike a hardware point of view I would rather fight for the French team without the wage. What makes me go forward is my dream to compete at the Olympic Games and my opinion is that I have very little chance to do it for France . I think sometimes in life, we must pursue our dreams and do what we think is best for us.

Can we say that this is a new career that you were waiting for?
Yes it is. I need to try something else and to find joy because judo makes me happy. This is also what was one of the biggest reasons to do it. My future is not certain, but I believe that I can still do the results, that's why I train hard with the prospect to see the light soon at the end of the tunnel.