Mr. Furlong, of Oregon, is hoping for more recognition of the skill back home in the U.S. "If they saw it in the Olympics on TV, and it was advertised more, I think people would see it is a good sport, and that it's not something to be laughed at, " he said.

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"It was a very good match, " Murray told BBC Sport straight after his win.

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"It was a great race, I'm feeling good, " Merritt told BBC Sport.

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In 1966, Wood was named the Harvard Lampoon's Worst Actress of the Year, but was deemed "a good sport" by the university paper when she unexpectedly turned up to collect it.

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