Day 2 of the Olympics started predictably with Jan registering a big fat zero in the long-jump, sprint and - a new event - Petanque (posh word for bowls). All of which left him languishing in his spiritual home of 4th place.
Then something remarkable happened. He asked a few questions of himself, dug deep, and put valuable points on the board in three consecutive disciplines.
Firstly, he managed to throw a coconut further than Marlou (all 5'2" of her). Then outscored Wend in a penalty shoot-out. And finally - and it pains me to record this -somehow fluked a win in the Badminton against vastly superior opposition.
"All in the wrist" he reckons. Well, he's certainly had enough practice in that department over the years.
Anyway, he leap-frogged Wend into Silver medal position along side Marlou, which meant all four of us made it to the podium. So in the end, top-class Athletics was the real winner.
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