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08-10-2016, 02:55 PM
Olympian shuts down Piers Morgan's trolling tweet about medals
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We're all excited about the Rio Olympics and endlessly mesmerised by the athletes' performances, regardless of the results.
**t everyone, though.*
SEE ALSO: Rio Olympics: What's up with all those empty seats? (http://mashable.com/2016/08/08/rio-olympics-empty-seats-why/)
In a Twitter post, Piers Morgan said that he just "can't get excited by Silver & Bronze medals."*
"You win or you lose. Gold is all that matters," he said.
His comment didn't go well with some, **tably English swimmer Chris Walker-Hebborn, who competed at the 2012 Olympics and in Rio this year.*
Let's just say he didn't hold back any punches... Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/10/piers-morgan-medal-silver-rio-olympics-swimmer/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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We're all excited about the Rio Olympics and endlessly mesmerised by the athletes' performances, regardless of the results.
**t everyone, though.*
SEE ALSO: Rio Olympics: What's up with all those empty seats? (http://mashable.com/2016/08/08/rio-olympics-empty-seats-why/)
In a Twitter post, Piers Morgan said that he just "can't get excited by Silver & Bronze medals."*
"You win or you lose. Gold is all that matters," he said.
His comment didn't go well with some, **tably English swimmer Chris Walker-Hebborn, who competed at the 2012 Olympics and in Rio this year.*
Let's just say he didn't hold back any punches... Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/10/piers-morgan-medal-silver-rio-olympics-swimmer/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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