Spain forward Paralluelo looking for football gold after swapping track for pitch

MADRID, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Center-forward Salma Paralluelo is likely to be in the starting line-up on July 25 in Nantes when Spain's women's football team kick off their campaign to add an Olympic gold medal to last year's World Cup triumph.

However, as Spain take to the pitch against Japan, the 22-year-old could reflect that if she hadn't decided to dedicate herself to football, she could have been competing a