Pavilionaire
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Keely The Golden Girl!
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[Other Sport] Paris 2024 Olympics & Paralympics ***Official Match Thread***
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Clive Walker
Stand Or Fall
Cracking race. Great arse too
Isn't Keely such a love person. So genuine and authentic and such an athlete. A true champion.
Weststander
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Aren’t we lucky having the great Michael Johnson with the BBC at each Olympics.
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My favourite medal of the games and the one I’ve been waiting for since Tokyo.
Keely
Mission accomplished
Keely
Mission accomplished
Seagull58
In the Algarve
If only Sergei Bubka was 30 years younger. That would be a contest.
papachris
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I agree. For me one of the greatest athletes of all time. And good to see him looking well on BBC after serious health issues
Iggle Piggle
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Hope you enjoyed that Swanny!
Another World Record for Mondo.
Let's be honest, really.an American.
Incredible by Keeley.
And amazing pole vaulting considering that for six months a year the bloke’s pole would be iced up and the runway, bar and crashmat would need landing lights.
And amazing pole vaulting considering that for six months a year the bloke’s pole would be iced up and the runway, bar and crashmat would need landing lights.
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Those words could easily be moved around for the same effect.
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Swedish-American.
But I'd rather Sweden got his gold medals than America.
"After winning the Jerringpriset as the most popular athlete in Sweden in 2020, Duplantis expressed relief that the Swedish public had accepted and embraced him. During said Olympics, Duplantis also stated that his older brother having great experiences representing Sweden at a youth level and his love for Sweden as a child made his choice very easy but that he also feels a strong bond to Lafayatte."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_Duplantis
Yup.. the kingHope you enjoyed that Swanny!
Another World Record for Mondo.
AZ Gull
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I'm not sure he's ever spent one winter in Sweden in his life.
Yes, that was my point
Iggle Piggle
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Munching an Apple Pie and trying not to sing
"Say, can you see" as we type
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Not recently in all likelihood, but here's the reason given:
"Duplantis usually divides his year between winters in Louisiana and summers in Uppsala in Sweden, adapted for when the two climates offer the best possibilities for training."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_Duplantis
I was on holiday in Malaysia last week, and my son asked what sports Malaysia was good at. Had to really think. Maybe table tennis. Badminton? Ummm. Not sure. And that’s a country with a population of around 34m people.
No idea. He has lived here the last couple of years though. But probably avoiding the winters anyway... I would if I could.