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“HAVE a dream and foliow it. If I can, anyone can.”


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Samantha Murray’s elation at winning a silver medal in the


. modern pentathlon provoked a profound quote that seemed to. sum up the Oljmpic Games. I


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• .those inspired a generation ago, t by Steph, Cook, who won gold


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THE Olympics may be over, but the dream of London 2012 lives on for Sawiey kayaker Jon Schofield. After, scooping a bronze medal in the K2 200m final at Eton Domey


. , . . . alongside Liam Heath, the 27-year- old felt privileged to be among the athletes that contributed to a


record-breaking medal haul. Team GB finished a historic third in'the medal table after a.


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pictured right with Heath. “It was just amazing to be involved in such


phenomenal fortnight, Britain’s . most fruitful finish since the 1908 Games, also held in the country's capital. Team GB also took nine- medals in the rowing events, one o f ' which went to the sprint pairing. _ “It was fantastic, an experience of a lifetime,” beamed Schofield,


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a phenomenal occasion. I ’m glad we made the most of it. We will neverforgetiL :


“To be an Olympian is one thing


but to win a medal is incredible.- We’d been watching a lot of sport, watching others pick up there medals, so to go on and get a medal


ofonrowTi'was fantastic. “■ • “Tori me that was'one of. the biggest things, being able to look


at that table and know, that we’d contributed to that success.” ", ’ '


■ In -'the/Tinial, the; European champions had looked set for silver


, strokE», but were pipped to the line by the' fast-finishing Belarus pair, while the.Riissians took gold; . ■ Schofield: jnst?hopes,‘lh e i r perfo^ancej:in;’a-discipline that


as they apprqached the final few


had never been witnessed at the } Games befor^ left a lasting legacy, j He said; “I really hope that f


races, they.epjbyed it and were - f engaged in i t ”; . ; ;


. | Now, as the pair take a well- I


Schofield is where to mount his * medal. “I’ve been keeping it within arm’s.reach,” he said. “I haven’t


deserved break, the only thing 4 that remains to be decided for J


really thought abpiit where to put it yet though. I’m sure it will get pride of place in the house. “It’s a surreal sort of feeling ,


and it could take a while to ; sink in. It’s been an incredible \ experience.”


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we’ve left.some kind of legacy. 4 People tumed qut to watch the I


ago in Beijing. Faced with that pressure, in front


of a home crowd - including a large


number of family and friends - she delivered in style; i . Speaking on Monday, after


-every Garhes since - bronze for Georgina Harland in Athens, and silver for Heather Fell four years


; of a remarkable fortm'ght. • ■ Since Cook’s wiii 12 years ago. Great Britain had won medals at


arriving back in Bath where she IS is studying French and Politics, the size of her achievement was hitting home: “It’s funny,^this morning when I did my interviews on television, !said it had sunk in. “But now, sat on my bed, it’s like


‘Oh my God!’ I’ve started to realise exactly what I’ve achieved, and it’s an arnazing feeling.” ■ S t i l l ■ sh a t te r ed from the


competition, the closing cererriony and press commitments, I asked if she had slept with her medal, and she admitted: “I didn’t get to sleep'


' The tagline of London -2012 was “Inspire a Generation”. ; The_ 22-year-old was one. of


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I After the competition, I had to


do my drugs test, then I got back to the athletes’ village, got changed as


quickly as possible and raced to the stadium for the closing ceremony. “It was an amazing night, but to


be honest I was really tired. “I had to get back to my room,


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pack all my things and be out to do media at 6-30 a.m., so it’s been a.bif hectic, and I’m shattered liow, but It’s all worth it.” ■ But she added: “I’m exhausted,


in front of a home crowd, 24,000 people or something like that, arid they gave me a m as sif lift. I’d hot seen people in so long, due to our preparations, and to see so many friends and family was incredible.” ^ The World Championship bronze medallist had been in the Pyrenees for altitude training ahead of the Games, missing the opening ceremony - and while British success snowballed, Samantha ha.d to retain her focus-


but absolutely elated. . It was a privilege to compete


perforin well and win a medal.” Murray started by losing her


cm Tuesday, but stayed focused - there are so many distractions, and It s a pressure-cooker. ‘^hankfully; I was able to


‘We only got to the athletes’village


modem pentathlon record - lifted hertothird.;


Murray kept up her challenge in


the ride with just two fences down, which left her in fourth ahead of


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seventh at one point, before powering past her rivals, and was strong enough to hold on to the silver medal - a fantastic reward for her grit and determination. She said: “I wasn’t happy with


There she slipped back to


the start I made, but I improved, and I knew the swim was one of my strongestevents.'I - ' “I was confident going into the


run and shoot though, I knew there was a medal,there for me, and I gave eveiything to get one.” As the nation copes with


withdrawal symptoms after the Games, Samantha now has chance to have a break: “I’m free for a bit now. I’ll be back in full training by January, but I have my degree to concentrate on, and I’ll travel, have a holiday, and just relax!’.’


first seven fencing bouts, but admitted sheiwent to the bathroom and spreamed at herself, before, returning hndjpulling off five wins in a row. She.fuiished with 18 wins from 35, before a remarkable 200m swim -


just outside the Olympic


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