Two-time Olympian Elaine beats hardship, inspires others for better future

Not a bad outing: Elaine Teo (left) lost to American Diana Lopez to finish seventh at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Inset: Elaine is now an insurance agency manager.

GREAT athletes will not back down even when the odds are heavily stacked against them.

That was the case with former taekwondo exponent Elaine Teo who overcame a weighty issue en route to representing Malaysia not in one but two consecutive Olympic Games – making her the only fighter to do so.