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In a previous life I won four gold medals at the Olympics between 1992 and 2004 and I now work at the Âé¶¹Éç. Whilst I was part of the Beijing team for the Âé¶¹Éç in the summer of 2008, my primary role is as reporter for . I've been told to expect some slings, arrows and some lively debate - if you'd like to direct the first two to my editor's blog and the last right here.