Obsessive-compulsive disorder
FILE - In this June 19, 2021, file photo, Simone Manuel participates in the women's 50-meter freestyle during wave two of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trial in Omaha, Neb. On the eve of the Tokyo Games, it’s clear that just arriving at this point for some of the world’s greatest athletes was more of a mental-health challenge than it was a physical one. The COVID-19 postponement altered years of training plans, and the uncertain landscape amid the ongoing pandemic only added to lingering anxiety. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Olympic athletes confront mental health challenges

By Jay Cohen Jul. 12, 2021 01:46 PM EDT

FILE - Virginia Fuchs of the United States poses with fans after her fight against Irismar Cardozo of Venezuela in the women's fly, 51 kg, boxing semifinal match at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, in this Tuesday, July 30, 2019, file photo. Fuchs’ obsessive-compulsive disorder sometimes compels her to use a dozen toothbrushes a night and to buy hundreds of dollars of cleaning products per week. Yet Fuchs is headed to Tokyo next week to compete in the Olympic boxing tournament, where she realizes it’s almost impossible to avoid touching the blood, sweat and spit of her opponents.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)
Olympic boxer Fuchs determined to win her fight against OCD

By Greg Beacham Jun. 21, 2021 03:01 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2019, file photo, Ingrit Valencia, right, of Colombia and Virginia Fuchs, of the United States compete in the women's flyweight boxing final bout at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. U.S. Olympic team boxer Fuchs will face no punishment for failing a doping test after the U.S. Anti-Doping Association determined the violation had been caused by two substances transmitted by her boyfriend through sex. USADA announced its ruling Thursday, June 11, 2020, clearing the 32-year-old Fuchs, who intends to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics next year as a flyweight. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)
Olympic boxer Fuchs still fighting through tumultuous year

By Greg Beacham Jun. 12, 2020 07:30 PM EDT