Population means **** all
If it did China and India would be best in the word at football
They are not
Iceland would never beat England in the Euros
They did
This is about our athletes performing at their best and not accepting second place as acceptable
Seems to be the defining characteristic of those born in the mid 80s onwards
It all about participating rather than winning
Too many of them are mentally soft between the ears thanks to the Wankers that surrounds them
Your right this is the best of the best . That means that when you get a government hand out to pursue your dream 24-7 the expectation is there that on your big day your 4 years of training are culminated into a performance that is your best
Not something inferior
Yeah someone has to finish second. Your right.
Any athlete worth their salt doesn't accept that it is them. They make sure it's the other guys
As for the swimming we had 7 individuals go in as favourites on times posted and performance
1 of them delivered a medal
The rest couldn't even be a lucky loser