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08-12-2016, 05:10 AM
Grandparents' pure elation at Kyle Chalmers' gold medal win is adorable
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Suffice it to say, **t many people thought 18-year-old Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers had a big chance of taking home a gold medal.
Yet here we are. Chalmers spectacularly beat other favourites to win the 100m freestyle Wednesday night at the Rio Olympics.
SEE ALSO: The best Olympics news bloopers from around the world (http://mashable.com/2016/08/09/olympics-news-bloopers/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
** wonder grandparents Malcolm and Julie Bagnell, at home in Port Lincoln, South Australia reacted the way they did. Just pure, teary euphoria that you'd only get from a moment like this.
The couple later appeared on Australian TV show The Project (https://www.facebook.com/TheProjectTV/videos/10153815658818441/), where they waxed lyrical about their dear grandson's win. Just a warning, it is pretty damn cute. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/11/grandparents-reaction-gold-medal/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Suffice it to say, **t many people thought 18-year-old Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers had a big chance of taking home a gold medal.
Yet here we are. Chalmers spectacularly beat other favourites to win the 100m freestyle Wednesday night at the Rio Olympics.
SEE ALSO: The best Olympics news bloopers from around the world (http://mashable.com/2016/08/09/olympics-news-bloopers/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
** wonder grandparents Malcolm and Julie Bagnell, at home in Port Lincoln, South Australia reacted the way they did. Just pure, teary euphoria that you'd only get from a moment like this.
The couple later appeared on Australian TV show The Project (https://www.facebook.com/TheProjectTV/videos/10153815658818441/), where they waxed lyrical about their dear grandson's win. Just a warning, it is pretty damn cute. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/11/grandparents-reaction-gold-medal/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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