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As is that most obvious of headlines ;)

But yes.... OUCH! That's gonna leave a mark :p:

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I don't think her coach was very helpful, he appeared to destroy her focus on a couple of attempts.

She seemed visibly unsure of herself and upset,as she was stood there on the runway waiting for her coach to give her the "go ahead".

Surely when she's stood at the end of the track with a pole in her hand the coach should just keep his mouth shut and let her focus and concentrate on getting the vault right.

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This is an interesting read.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19154408
"Going for Olympic gold: Does the winner take it all?"

As a non-sports-player (and not normally that interested in watching it) of course I would say that just taking part is an achievement in itself and getting any medal is fantastic. But then I can also understand that if you have worked towards getting "The Big G" for the last however-many years then I can see how not getting it is going to be really upsetting.

(For the record I missed out on my own 'Big G' at the HBA awards back in 2009; but I consoled myself with the fact that I was still one of the Top Ten Newcomers in the country :) ie at least I made the finals!)

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Some bad news for us this morning as Phillips Idowu has been eliminated from the men's qualification round for the triple jump final.

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But more great news as Britain’s Alistair Brownlee takes gold medal in Olympic triathlon. Brother Jonny takes bronze.:clap::clap:

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With our 20th gold, this is now our most successful Olympic Games since 1908.

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Absolutely fantastic and there could be more to come later today.

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Laura Trott gets her second gold in the time trial :clap::clap::clap:

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Gold medal 21 has just arrived with Laura Trott winning gold in the Cycling.:clap::clap:

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An excellent performance under testing circumstances :clap::clap::clap:

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I posted that before you ,does that mean i get gold :D:D

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Are five gold stars acceptable to you team captain.:D

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suppose :sulk:

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You've already got three golds and a silver. Don't be greedy :p:

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Sir Chris Hoy wins our 22nd gold medal in the Cycling.:clap::clap:

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Sir Chris Hoy just had the race of his life ,winning another gold :clap::clap::clap::clap: