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commentatorballs "It's been such a long and odorous and arduous road to make it through to Paris 2024"
RONALD MCINTOSH, BBC1

"Quick one, Paula, before it starts?"
STEVE CRAM, BBC1

"No hesitation on the pirouette. Is it too much, too late?"
CRAIG HEAP, BBC1

"She's gone round quicker than a sundial. Slower, I mean"
ED LEIGH, BBC1

"It's turning into quite a battle between the US and the Americans"
JJ CHALMERS, BBC1

"Has Elliot Giles shot his load too early, because he's swinging his arms as they come into the home straight?"
KATHARINE MERRY, Radio 5 Live

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