RIO DE JANEIRO – The 2016 Rio Olympics is long-jumper Marestella Torres-Sunang’s third in the Summer Games and she hopes to go out with a bang.

Now in her mid-30s, Torres-Sunang declared this Olympiad to be her last and she wants to make it memorable not only for herself but also for the country.

In both her previous Olympic stints, the 2009 Asian Championships gold medalist and four-time champion in the Southeast Asian Games fell short of expectations.

In Beijing, she finished 35th out of 42 competitors after jumping 6.17 meters and did not advance.

During the London Games, Torres-Sunang was the only representative from Southeast Asia. Her mark of 6.22 meters was good for 22nd in a field of 28. One needs to be in the top 12 to advance to the finals.

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Now, Marestella hopes that Rio will be different.

“Sana maka-perform ako ng maganda (I hope to perform well),” said Torres-Sunang, who is one of two Filipino three-time Olympians with the other being weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz. “Sobra ang hirap na pinagdaanan ko sa training (I went through hardships in training)."

With a new personal best of 6.72 meters, Sunang said she has a chance of making it to the finals of the when the long jump competition unfolds on August 16.

“Ang target ko talaga is malampasan ang personal best ko (I want to surpass my personal best). Para may chance umabot sa finals (Then there’s a chance to get to the finals),” she said. “As long as ma-match or malampasan ko personal best ko, I have a chance to reach the finals. That will be the best finish in the Olympics. Eto na ang last ko (This is my last)."

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