Painfully poignant
China Daily | Updated: 2016-08-13 07:33
While 306 sets of gold-silver-bronze medals will be awarded by the time these Games conclude on Aug 21, most of the 11,500 athletes will leave Rio empty-handed. But when it comes to courage, determination and showing the true Olympic spirit, they are all winners.
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Netherlands volleyballer Maret BalkesteinGrothues grimaces after being injured in a game against the US on Monday. Pedro Ugarte / AFP |
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