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Old 20 August 2016, 04:50 AM   #1
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58 year old Nick Skelton wins Gold medal years after breaking his neck

Incredible achievement! In his Seventh Olympics, never give up, never too old!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36691138
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Old 20 August 2016, 04:56 AM   #2
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Sometimes things are just right. This is one of those times.
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Old 20 August 2016, 05:26 AM   #3
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Great story. Thx for sharing
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Fantastic result and also with the GB medals tally so far..!

We needed it as well after the Test series v Pakistan (in the cricket)
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Congrats to him and the whole of Team GB. A incredible medal count across a broad range of events
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Old 20 August 2016, 09:35 PM   #7
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Congrats to him and the whole of Team GB. A incredible medal count across a broad range of events
Indeed, we've won golds in 14 different sports/events now I believe compared to the next most being 9 events/sports by USA

* I may be one or two out here now but it's still about 50% more events than the next best.
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