BACK TO YOU. >>> DREAM COME TRUE IS WHAT AN ALARM CALLS THE MOMENT SHE LEARNED SHE WAS ADDED TO THE OLYMPICS TEAM. SHE IS A FIRST GRADUATE TO BECOME AN OLYMPIAN. BREANNA McNEIL LOST THEIR APPEAL AGAINST THE FIVE-YEAR BAN. ONLY ON WRAL, LAURA LEVINE SPEAKS WITH CUNNINGHAM A STAR ATHLETE ABOUT WHAT SHE HOPES TO ACCOMPLISH NEXT . >> GABBY CUNNINGHAM SPENT SEVERAL HOURS HERE ON THIS TRACK SHE COMPETED FOR THE TEAM BETWEEN 2015 AND 2019. AND NOW SHE GETS RACING TO TOKYO. SHE TELLS ME THAT THIS IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHERE PREPARATION MEETS OPPORTUNITY. >> Reporter: THE SPRINTER ALWAYS HAD A PASSION FOR THE TRACK AND THE COMPETITIVE EDGE. SHE DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH YOUR LIFE WOULD CHANGE AFTER ONE PHONE CALL. >> WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND? >> I WAS EXCITED FOR EVERYTHING TO COME AROUND AND FULL-CIRCLE. MY HARD WORK AND TRAINING. >> Reporter: SHE WAS ADDED TO THE U.S. TRACK TEAM TO RUN THE 100 YARD HURDLES. SHE IS BACK WITH HER SAME COACH FROM NC STATE WORKING TO BRING HOME THE GOLD >> TO BE ABLE TO COACH AND OLYMPIC ATHLETES IS ONE OF THE PINNACLES OF COACHING. IT IS THE BIGGEST STAGE IN OUR SPORT. TO HELP SOMEONE REACH THAT GOAL AND SEE THEM REACH THAT GOAL AND HELP GUIDE THEM, IT IS REWARDING. >> Reporter: CUNNINGHAM WILL NOT HAVE THE TRADITIONAL OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE WITH FANS IN THE STANDS. >> TO HAVE THAT ATMOSPHERE AND EXPERIENCE, IT FEELS LIKE IT HAS TAKEN AWAY FROM IT. I KNOW THAT EVERYONE WILL BE CHEERING AT HOME. >> Reporter: AFTER RUNNING THOUSANDS OF MILES IN OVERCOMING MANY OBSTACLES >> SHE DOES NOT QUIT. SHE JUST DOES NOT QUIT. NO MATTER WHAT AND NO MATTER IF IT'S A GOOD DAY OR BAD DAY. >> Reporter: SHE TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A MOMENT SHE WON'T TAKE FOR GRANTED. >> A LOT OF TIMES, I DIDN'T SEE THE SUCCESS THAT I WANTED TO. I JUST KEPT PUSHING. TO FINALLY COME AROUND AND MAKE THE OLYMPIC TEAM JUST LET YOU KNOW THAT IF YOU KEEP GOING FOR YOUR DREAM AND KEEP PUSHING AND DON'T GIVE UP, IT IS ACHIEVABLE. >> Reporter: SHE RAN HER PERSONAL BEST AT THE OLYMPIC TRIAL. SHE TELLS ME HER MAIN GOAL IS