Having just come off the back of gold wins at the Victorian Taekwondo Championships and the Arnold Classic Australia 2015, Greek Australian Renee Spiridis has set her sights on the Olympics.

The 18-year-old wants to represent the country for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and has already ramped up her training to achieve the goal.

“I train up to seven days a week including strength and conditioning training alongside my taekwondo fight classes,” she tells Neos Kosmos.

“I am a personal trainer so I am constantly surrounded by athletes.”

While she’s been earning accolades in the youth championships around Australia and the world, Renee is now chasing world ranking points to show that she’s got what it takes to be Australia’s best and Olympic material.

Her first major tournament that will give her the chance to earn world ranking points will be in June 28, when she enters the Australian Taekwondo Open.

People will be coming from all over the world to compete, not to mention the best of Australia’s taekwondo champions.

A win will certainly boost her profile and put her in a position to eventually qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games.

The going hasn’t been that easy for her this year, as she works on getting her fitness back after two knee operations in the middle of last year.

She says she had to learn how to walk again and found the time away from training almost unbearable.

“Some people wake up in the morning and dread going to work, I wake up and training is never a chore, I live for the sport.”

Renee has already represented Australia around the world, including in Egypt, Korea and the USA.

She says the key to her success is the support she gets from her family.

“I think without my family I wouldn’t be where I am today with my training and competitions. I am very lucky”.

Starting the sport more than 10 years ago at the age of eight, Renee is now a 3rd dan black belt.