C is for choking: What we must never again accuse an athlete of doing under the stress and strain of competition. Because just about all the 11,000-or-so athletes who came through Tokyo as Olympians will go home having won nothing, whether thrilled anyway or broken-hearted. Memorably, in Tokyo, 400-metre hurdler Karsten Warholm broke his own world record to triumph in 45.94 seconds, and tore off his jersey off as he reached the finish line. Scores of Olympic and world records fell in Tokyo, to say nothing of national records and personal bests. Japan’s Sakura Yosozumi, who won gold, is practically ancient at 19.

Source: thestar August 08, 2021 12:02 UTC