Forsyth County woman aiming for Olympics

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Some train most of their lives for a slim chance of competing for Olympic gold.

Amanda Hubbard, now 26, didn't know she would have the chance to represent the United States in Beijing when she started lifted weights five years ago. In fact, it wasn't even in her wildest dreams.

Those dreams might now come true. The North Forsyth High School graduate will compete against the country's best weightlifters May 16 and 17 during the 2008 Olympic Weightlifting Trials at the Ferst Center for the Arts on the Georgia Tech campus.

"It is honestly, truly amazing," said Hubbard during a telephone interview while training at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado under resident coach Bob Morris. "Words can't describe it. It's as if every dream of mine I've ever had could come true. Now that it's here at my fingertips, it's very surreal."

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