I take some really, really horrendous Snapchats of her," Cierra Runge said. "This has been by far the hardest week of my entire life," Franklin said, her voice breaking and tears in her eyes. "I know that he's going to make something beautiful out of this, he's going to transform me and my life into doing something from all of this. I wish I could ask him what he's going to do." As a high school senior-to-be, Franklin competed in a staggering seven events in 2012, winning four gold medals and a bronze.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 11, 2016 21:33 UTC