Super electric: Jaleen Roberts anticipates high energy at Paris Paralympics | KLRT [Video]

(NEXSTAR) – U.S. Paralympics Track and Field athlete Jaleen Roberts says she’s excited to feel the crowd’s energy in Paris and expects this summer’s Paralympics to be “super electric.”

“The in-person energy I think will be so much higher than it was in Tokyo,” Roberts said.

The 25-year-old from Kent, Washington said she has been dealing with some minor injuries but is in a “pretty good headspace” during an interview at the U.S. Olympic Media Summit earlier this month.

Roberts is hoping to qualify for the 100-meter, 200-meter and long jump in Paris this summer. She took home two silver medals in Tokyo. Roberts, who is known for being a fierce mental health advocate, shared what she would tell her 5-year-old self today.

“I would just tell myself that like every hard moment that I’m gonna go through is worth it because it helps somebody else,” Roberts said.

Roberts is …