All Luba Golovina of Georgia can think about as she trains for her third Olympic Games in trampoline gymnastics is her baby son Alexander who is waiting for her at home.

"The child has changed everything," Golovina said. "Now he is one year and eight months old and I'm with him 24 hours (a day), at the training camps and practice."

The trampolinist, who was sixth at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and fifth at the London 2012 Games, revealed leaving Alexander with his grandmother as she goes in search of an Olympic Games medal has not been easy.

She said her preparation for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is completely different from her experiences before the past two Games.

"I am surprised how I earlier grew tired. Now I have him, in addition to training," the 26-year-old said.

"Obviously it is hard, but before he was there, as I realize now, everything was really easy."

Despite getting updates about Alexander from her mother and brother, Golovina said it was sometimes difficult to focus as much as she would like.

"I miss him a lot, because he is always with me and now I have to be here for almost a month," she said. "I cannot call, because when I call, he starts to cry. It is very hard." Endit

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