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USA shot put star Raven Saunders talks about finding the tools you need to deal with mental health issues and depression - starting with not worrying about what other people think and doing what's best for you.

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Raven Saunders on taking care of your mental health

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Michelle Carter beats New Zealand's Valerie Adams to become Olympic shot put champion with a thow of 20.63m.

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Team USA’s Raven Saunders took silver at Tokyo 2020, and is looking to go one step further in the women’s shot put final on Friday (9 August) at Paris 2024.
The three-time Olympian, who uses they/them pronouns, has made headlines at the Games for their unique style inside the circle.

Paris 2024 | Olympic Games

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 08: Raven Saunders of Team United States competes with a mask in the Women's Shot Put Qualification on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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The Olympics Games Paris 2024 continue to deliver emotional moments and brilliant feats of athleticism. From Tara Davis-Woodhall's spectacular leap for victory in the women's long jump at Stade de France to Sam Watson breaking his own world record on the way to a bronze medal in men's speed climbing

Women's 400m gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (right) celebrates with fellow American and women's long jump gold medalist Tara Davis-Woodhall (left) at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

USA athletics gold medalists Tara Davis-Woodhall (left) and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (right) at Olympic Games Paris 2024

Team USA highlights on August 8

The road to the Olympic Games Paris 2024 goes through Eugene, Oregon, for Team USA's track and field stars.
Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is joined by fellow world champions Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson and a cast of who's-who in U.S. athletics with spots for next month's Olympics on the

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Just under a month before the World Athletics Championships begin in Eugene, Oregon, the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships will decide many of the athletes representing Team USA at July’s Worlds.
In what is essentially a shoot-out to see who makes the team, the top three athletes in each

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 07: Allyson Felix of Team United States reacts after winning the gold medal in the Women' s 4 x 400m Relay Final on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 07, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

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“Cel-eb-ration time, COME ON,” sang athletics' shot putter Raven Saunders on approaching the mixed zone to talk to the press following her Olympic silver-medal win at Tokyo 2020 (in 2021).
The playful American, whose dyed green hair represented her self-titled Hulk competiton alter-ego, told the waiting journalists she had put

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 01:  Raven Saunders of Team United States reacts after winning the silver medal in the Women's Shot Put Final on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 01, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

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Raven Saunders, a contemporary icon for Juneteenth 

With only 33 days from today to the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, the inaugural USATF New York Grand Prix gathered some of the best in the track and field business on Sunday (12 June).
Noah Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson, and Christian Coleman were just some of the big names

DOHA, QATAR - OCTOBER 05: Noah Lyles of the United States celebrates gold in the Men's 4x100 Metres Relay during day nine of 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 at Khalifa International Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Noah Lyles of the United States celebrates gold in the Men's 4x100 Metres Relay during day nine of 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 at Khalifa International Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

New York Track Grand Prix: Sydney McLaughlin pulls out, Devon Allen stuns Grant Holloway, wins for Sha'Carri, Coleman, and Noah Lyles

The inaugural USATF New York Grand Prix has lined up the track and field stars to shine this Sunday (12 June).
Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin headlines a stacked field which includes multiple Olympic and world medallists set to compete at Icahn Stadium, a historic stadium that also hosted the U.S.

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 07: Sydney McLaughlin of Team United States prior to the Women's 4 x 400m Relay Final on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 07, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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People's Republic of China's GONG Lijiao lit up the Olympic Stadium with a mammoth throw of 20.58m to win the Tokyo 2020 women's shot put competition.
The 32-year-old Gong dug deep to throw a personal best that saw her breeze to gold. The USA's Raven Saunders - who battled depression

Lijiao Gong of Team China reacts while competing in the Women's Shot Put Final on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 01, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

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People's Republic of China's GONG Lijiao wins gold in women's shot put

In January 2018, Raven Saunders was on her way to the University of Mississippi college campus. But that day, instead of entering the grounds, she just drove right past.
Over the previous months, coming off a "gruelling" 2017 shot put season and dragged down by the constant repetition of study,

Raven Saunders reacts as she competes in the Women's Shot Put Finals at the 2020 U.S. Olympic trials. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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'I belong here': Raven Saunders battles depression for shot at Tokyo crown

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Raven Saunders qualifies to the Women's Shot Put Final

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Athletics | W Shot Put Qualification | Raven Saunders | Paris 2024 Olympics

The Women's Shot Put Qualification Group B took place at the Stade de France, France, on 08/08/24

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Women's Shot Put Qualifying B | Athletics | Olympic Games Paris 2024

This event took place on 01/08/2021 at the Olympic Stadium, Tokyo. Lijiao Gong (CHN) claimed Gold, Raven Saunders (USA) took the Silver and Valerie Adams (NZL) completed the podium

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