Olivia Podmore’s buddy states there were no indications prior to presumed suicide

Olivia Podmore’s ravaged buddy kept back tears as he stated he had no concept she remained in such discomfort prior to her presumed suicide aged 24.

The New Zealand Olympic bicyclist’s cause of death has actually not been formally verified however she is thought to have actually dealt with her psychological health and published about the extreme pressure of elite competitors prior to she passed away.

Governing bodies have actually dealt with calls to provide more assistance to professional athletes as a 2nd buddy names Olivia’s ‘heart-wrenching’ death ‘avoidable’.

Olympic rower Eric Murray stated the other day he had ‘lost a sister, a friend, and a fighter who lost that will of fight inside of her’.

In a heartbreaking post on Instagram, he stated: ‘Today I lost a friend… We saw her drive away and were the last to see her alive… I didn’t see the indications due to the fact that they are not noticeable from the exterior…

‘Please seek help! talk to me! DM me if this feels like you reading this post… ANYONE!.. YES, that means YOU ??There are soooo many people that love you and there is help.’

Speaking at a psychological interview, he stated Olivia ‘may have been the girl that you saw at the supermarket, at the gym, on the track, on TV’.

He included: ‘If you had seen Olivia in the last 72 hours, you wouldn’t have actually believed what’s taken place would occur.

‘With Olivia’s last words, she left us a message. A message that we want will never ever need to read once again by anybody else.’

Two-time New Zealand Olympic bicyclist Eddie Dawkins, who understood Olivia considering that she was 16, remembered she was ‘always the most positive, friendly, open person in the New Zealand cycling team’.

But he included: ‘I guess those that are dealing with mental health issues tend to be the ones that can hide it the best.’

Calling for responsibility from sporting boards, he informed Stuff: ‘I hope Cycling New Zealand get their day. I hope High Performance Sport get their day. Surely there were warnings with Liv.

‘Where was the movement? Where was the discussion … around making sure she’s alright and getting the assistance she requires?

‘It’s not going to be the last time that somebody efforts this on themselves.’

New Zealand Police verified officers went to a house in Waikato at 4pm regional time on Monday where a female suffered a ‘sudden death’.

Olivia represented her nation at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2018 Commonwealth Games however had actually not been chosen for the Tokyo Olympics.

In an erased Instagram post prior to her death, she composed: ‘Sport is an amazing outlet for so many people, it’s a battle, it’s a battle however it’s so jubilant.

‘The feeling when you win is unlike any other, but the feeling when you lose, when you don’t get chosen even when you certify, when your hurt, when you don’t fulfill society’s expectations such a owning a home, marital relationship, kids all due to the fact that [you’re] attempting to provide whatever to your sport is likewise unlike any other.’

Hours prior to her death, she shared a selfie on the slopes, composing: ‘Frosty’.

Cycling New Zealand president Jacques Landry informed an interview the organisation would examine procedures and ‘missteps’ in cases causing Olivia’s death. 

He stated: ‘Right now for us it’s about concentrating on the health and wellbeing of individuals who are here and needing to handle this loss.

‘There will be a time for us actually to review and look at if and where we would have had missteps or where we didn’t act correctly.’

High Performance Sport New Zealand president Raelene Castle confessed Monday night was the hardest of her profession following the news.

She informed press reporters: ‘Her legacy has to be that we make improvements.’

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