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In the women’s football currently under way, New Zealand (ranked #28 in the world) have shocked host nation and world No 2 France with a goal to square the ledger at 1-1 in the pool game at Stade de Lyon. Clearly the Kiwi girls are still steaming about compatriot Hayden Wilde’s being pickpocketed in broad daylight in the men’s triathlon…
Plenty of fat, salty tears have been shed in Paris but few had the bittersweet tang experienced by Great Britain’s Lola Anderson who yesterday stormed to gold in the women’s quadruple sculls crew on the wings of her late father Don. Bedridden with illness one day in 2019, Don asked her to fetch his safety deposit box full of his greatest life treasures. Inside was Lola’s diary as a 14-year-old and a prescient entry reading:
“My name is Lola Anderson and I think it would be my biggest dream in life to go to the Olympics and represent Team GB in rowing and, if possible, win a gold medal.”
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More The latest medal table | Live schedule | And full resultsSign up for the Paris 2024 briefing | And email AngusIn the women’s football currently under way, New Zealand (ranked #28 in the world) have shocked host nation and world No 2 France with a goal to square the ledger at 1-1 in the pool game at Stade de Lyon. Clearly the Kiwi girls are still steaming about compatriot Hayden Wilde’s being pickpocketed in broad daylight in the men’s triathlon…Plenty of fat, salty tears have been shed in Paris but few had the bittersweet tang experienced by Great Britain’s Lola Anderson who yesterday stormed to gold in the women’s quadruple sculls crew on the wings of her late father Don. Bedridden with illness one day in 2019, Don asked her to fetch his safety deposit box full of his greatest life treasures. Inside was Lola’s diary as a 14-year-old and a prescient entry reading:“My name is Lola Anderson and I think it would be my biggest dream in life to go to the Olympics and represent Team GB in rowing and, if possible, win a gold medal.” Continue reading…
