24-Year-Old Spanish Long Jumper Among Those Killed in Devastating Train Collision

Just 19 days before she lost her life, Julieta Gallego celebrated her 24th birthday, hoping to see her hard work as an athlete take her further in the sport she had devoted years to. A young long jumper from Madrid, she had already set a personal best of 5.90 metres while living in Germany, away from home. She had more competitions to look forward to, greater distances to cover and goals she was still working towards. But life had other plans.