Dear Caster: Don't hold back

10 July 2016 - 02:00
By ELENI SCHIRMER

When you compete at the Olympics this summer, you won't be able to hear me cheering for you - I will be thousands of miles away, and you will be in the centre of the Olympic stadium in Brazil. I don't need to tell you that your contest is contested. Many of those watching you - from sports pundits to spectators - have grumbled about your right to compete ever since you won at the 2009 world track and field championship.

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