Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake were quick to embrace one another following the hotly contested 100m final and similar displays of sportsmanship came in the wake of the sprint canoe finals at Eton Dorney yesterday.
In the men?s 1000m kayak singles, four of the top five finishers had spent considerable time training together, despite each being of a different nationality.
In the build up to London, Olympic Champion Eirik Veras Larsen of Norway took month-long training camps with Canada?s Adam Van Koeverden (2nd), Denmark?s Rene Poulsen (4th) and Sweden?s Anders Gustafsson (5th). All the while, the four exchanged podium positions at major championships.
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23-year-old Poulsen posted an extended message of respect for the race winner, who is 13 years his senior. ?1 he wrote on Facebook. 1He added: ?1You can follow these and other Olympic athletes in the 1. Check it out!
