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wonder women

It takes restraint not to gush over the feats of our women athletes at the Olympics. So many incredible stories of achievement. So many individual examples of winning against the odds, of achieving way beyond personal bests. Women who’ve spent thousands of hours honing their skills. Women who’ve found themselves competing against their heroes and mentors. Women who have no doubt endured intense pain and defeats that would crush the best of us, to make it to an Olympic event.

Our women who have broken records and stood on podiums for medals of every colour metal –

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