One stands in a corner and shouts as her child fences in Jakarta. Another sits quietly and yells infrequently. One films his daughter with shaking hands. Another shouts "Go faster!" at his son swimming on the TV.
If you look in the stands at any Games you will find them. Clutching a bag too tightly or cupping an anxious face. This is love that is always on the cusp of loss. This is joy laced with pain. This is the stoical world of the sporting parent.
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