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It’s a very British thing to say but we’re doing a bit too well in the Olympics for my liking. Or maybe it’s not a very British thing to say any more, as we’ve now become a nation of ruthless winners who expect nothing less than to dominate the medal table in the same way as the Soviet Union in 1980. This so-called ‘gold rush’ has been going on for years and, frankly, it’s really not on. Whatever happened to our status as plucky underdogs, built so painstakingly over the years? The fact that we’re anywhere near the USA in the medal table should ring alarm bells to anyone who cares about our co…

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