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Weightlifting - Briton oversleeps, still has dream debut
Aug 1st, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - After years of meticulous preparation, tailoring every aspect of your life to focus on one day of competition, imagine waking up on the morning of your Olympic debut to find you'd slept through your alarm clock. That nightmare became a reality for 21-year-old British athlete Jack Oliver ahead of his weightlifting event. "I was meant to be up at six o'clock, go downstairs and have a nice pre-weigh-in shower and a bit of a stretch," Oliver said. ... (Source: Reuters) -
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