Great article on what it feels like to win Olympic gold - from 2016
I imagine itâs a somewhat universal experience no matter what somebody wins
- the emptiness that follows is unexpected
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Rai Benjamin who got the silver behind Warholm is a son of Winston Benjamin.
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Open sea swimming on Eurosport now
Any dry robers who frequent the 40ft competing for Ireland?
10km open water swimming. Pure torture Iâd say
I wonder if any of them have a wad of 50s inside their swimsuit?
This is insanity
Whatâs the jellyfish situation like?
Fluid
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While youâre watching that, if you missed this interview give it a watch now. This is what the Olympics is about. Suffering and hopefully, success.
Why were they allowed get a gold each? Surely every similar situation from now on eg boxing final will do the same? Or is there something more to it âŚ
Didnât Sonia make a point about that after the semis. She would know what cheats look like after she was robbed
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And by God was she robbed repeatedly.
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The fucking chinese
That turtle soup was rocket fuel so twas.
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She blames herself for the Olympic silver - said she should have waited til the straight but panicked and tried to go round the other one on the bend.
She was different class really. She was virtually unbeatable for a couple of years.
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That few years up to and around 96, those golden track meets or whatever they were called⌠She was in a class of her own.
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She was robbed by cheats plain and simple.
Seashell myth trying to use the current remarkable honest success of Irish athletes to scrub her tarnished medals is nauseating.
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13 year old wins bronze for Team GB in skateboarding. Iâd say youâd not sleep a wink as a parent of a skateboarder. This young lady fractured her skull a year ago in a training accident.
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A sage philosopher said âDont bother children when they skateboardâ
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