NONSENSE OF THE DAY: BRITISH ATHLETES ADVISED NOT TO SHAKE HANDS WITH OTHER NATIONS DURING THE OLYMPICS
Via The Guardian It may be as stereotypically British as fish and chips or warm beer but Team GB‘s athletes are being advised not to shake hands with rivals or dignitaries at the London Games for fear of wrecking their medal chances. Dr Ian McCurdie, the British Olympic Association chief medical officer, said that illness was one of the major threats to performance in the “pretty hostile environment” of the Olympic Village. Asked whether that meant athletes should avoid shaking hands, Dr […]
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