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A Year Like No Other is an SBS News collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney. It features stories written by journalism students.
This time last year, Australian rock climber Tiffany Melius was preparing for her biggest chapter yet.
“I was feeling excited, feeling positive,” the 36-year-old says.
Tiffany, who is based in Canada, had recently placed third at the Australian National Championships, meaning she was in the running to become the first and only woman representing Oceania in Sport Climbing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Tiffany was one of Australia s best climbers.
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“I had had my post-peak break and was just getting into my last big training push before Olympic qualifiers,” she says.