TIL Ivory Coast’s Murielle Ahoure couldn’t find an Ivory Coast flag so she celebrated her 60m gold with Irish flag given to her by a spectator

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1. This is great. Some people get really pissy about flags but it’s kinda delightful how practical she was about it.

   Side note, Michael Johnson is probably the best analyst in sports. Never get tired of watching him

2. Marie-Josee Ta Lou does the same

3. So we’re all going to send her the “welcome to Irishness” care package? Some Tatyo, some red lemonade, a useful booklet of helpful phrases?*

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   (* e.g. what “put the messages in the press” means)

4. WE WON!!!

5. At this point we may as well just unite with them and be done with it. They can be our southern, African province. Our local fauna can now include elephants and leopards.

6. And the BBC that day announced another gold for team Britain

7. Irish flag should be 2:1 ratio. But most people/manufacturers get it wrong, like this example