Olympics: Lowe aims high after clearing cancer


FILE PHOTO: 2016 Rio Olympics - Athletics - Final - Women's High Jump Final - Olympic Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 20/08/2016. Chaunte Lowe (USA) of USA reacts. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo

(Reuters) - American high jump champion Chaunte Lowe is fuelled by a desire to show people that they can overcome any challenge as she trains for her fifth Olympic Games after being diagnosed with cancer last year.

The 36-year-old was diagnosed in June with an aggressive form of breast cancer that required a double mastectomy and five months of gruelling chemotherapy sessions.

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