This Is Purdue - Olympic Gold Medalist David Boudia on HBO's The Weight of Gold
Channel: Purdue University
Date: 2021-07-26

Purdue University diving legend David Boudia recently appeared in "The Weight of Gold," an HBO Sports documentary exploring the mental health challenges Olympic athletes often face.   

Olympic icon Michael Phelps served as an executive producer and legendary athletes like Apolo Ohno, Shaun White, Lolo Jones, and more went into great detail on the critical mental health situation amongst these athletes, which heightened with the postponement of Tokyo 2020. 

On this special episode of This Is Purdue, hear why David says depression doesn’t discriminate, and why it’s important for elite athletes to help shine a light on mental health. 

Check out our full podcast episode with David here: https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/podcast/2021/diving-dynasty

To learn more about The Weight of Gold, visit: https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/the-weight-of-gold
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