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Oooh US vs UK women's rugby just starting.
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It kept appearing as £6.99 for me, so I kept leaving the purchase page to consider further and then eventually it appeared as 3.99 again.
Are you on their website or buying through the TV app? I had to go to the website to get the discount to show.
 
For those asking the question about women’s gymnastics leotards - the German team have been using a unitard since Tokyo (at least, not sure about before), but not all the athletes like them. In qualifications I think only one of the German women wore the unitard, but they did all have the option. They are allowed in the rules

They have to be really careful about the design because without enough contrast between the leg and body it can make it very hard for the judges to score correctly. Someone wore an all black one at the German trials and it definitely knocked down the wow factor of some of the skills.

From what I’ve read, most elite gymnasts just like wearing the leotard because that’s what they are used to and have competed/trained in for years. Under British Gymnastics rules, girls are allowed to wear shorts over their leotards now, whereas in previous years they would get a penalty for it. So maybe it will change over time.

I also remember seeing an interview with Holly Bradshaw (GB pole vault) who ended up with serious body confidence issues due to having to wear skimpy kit. For Rio (I think, but might have been London) she wore the GB rowing onesie so she would have full coverage and longer shorts, as she had been able to push to have the choice. Shame she didn’t have it before.
 
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That male Italian swimmer just then. Very nice if I do say so myself
he was so brooding! even when he won, no smile. then took his cap off to reveal all that flowing dark hair. i was 🥵🥵

also i need to know what mascara the south african gold medalist was wearing because those lashes were ON.
 
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he was so brooding! even when he won, no smile. then took his cap off to reveal all that flowing dark hair. i was 🥵🥵

also i need to know what mascara the south african gold medalist was wearing because those lashes were ON.
Just seen him get his medal
 
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I met Clare Balding briefly at the UCI world champs in Glasgow last year when I was working at the velodrome. She was very friendly and also always made sure she had the most up to date results or schedules so she was prepared for what was coming up. She came in to our media hub one night looking for a space to work and was perfectly content to just grab a random chair and sit at the side on her laptop - didn’t want to disturb any of the other journalists or photographers at the desks by asking if she could sit down, just was happy to sit on a random chair in the corner and do her stuff. Pretty sure my managers would have bent over backwards to find her a quiet space but she was totally happy to just squeeze in anywhere. Didn’t expect special treatment or anything which I thought she might have done.
A friend of mine* was at school with Clare and doesn't have a bad word to say about her.

*my friend is not Miranda
 
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Yay for Ireland 🇮🇪 our first medal these games and first Olympic swimming medal in 20 plus years! Delighted for Mona, she swam a great race 🙌
 
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