In praise of - True talent.

As the Olympic juggernaut rolls on to Rio, the rhythm of British national life takes on a more predictable cadence.

Round-the-clock TV sports action will soon revert to the usual hotch-potch of repeats and soaps. Bedtime viewing will no longer be Gaby Logan gleefully presenting a moving montage of human achievement mixed with moments of heart-breaking grace in defeat.

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