British Athlete Oversleeps At London Games
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That nightmare became a reality for 21-year-old British athlete Jack Oliver ahead of his weightlifting event.
"I was meant to be up at six o'clock, go downstairs and have a nice pre-weigh-in shower and a bit of a stretch," Oliver said.
"At five past seven I hear a banging on the door, looked at my phone and thought 'I'm in trouble! I'm going to have a very angry coach!'"
Despite the rude awakening, Oliver "got dressed in 30 seconds", managed to catch a later bus to the London ExCel arena and arrived in good time for the pre-competition weigh-in.
Shrugging off the bad start to his day he went on to produce his best ever performance in front of a delighted British crowd.
A nervous looking Oliver failed to complete his first lift in the competition but recovered well to set a new personal best total of 310 kg that included a personal record 170 kg in the clean and jerk - the second of two styles of Olympic lift.
"The extra hour of sleep must have done me good," he said.
Source: Yahoo News
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