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World Service,3 mins

‘We are humans, just like everyone else’

Not by the Playbook

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Athlete welfare has, of course, dominated these Olympics – with Simone Biles pulling out of the women’s gymnastics team final to focus on her mental health. Lauryn Williams, the Women's 100 meters silver medalist at the 2004 Games, shares her own experiences of dealing with pressure and the importance of mental health awareness in sports. Image: Lauryn Williams after the 100M Semifinal at Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan in 2007(Photo Getty Images)

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