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Sporting Life: An Olympic medal is hard, it is reachable, but it depends on all of us

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Medals don't often come without experience.

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Rohit Brijnath

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Published Aug 07, 2021, 07:14 PM

TOKYO - It is round, attached to a ribbon, has an 85mm diameter, weighs over 450gm and everyone wanted one.
The Olympic medal.
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