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Sunday, August 14, 2016

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[photo of Cleopatra Borel from google dot com]

her tears of joy -
yes Cleo
it rained here too
© gillena cox 2016

Our girl made the finals, in the shot put. finishing seventh out of 12 finalists with a best heave of 18.37 metres during the final of the Women’s Shot Put event at the XXXI Olympic Games on Friday night at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Well Done Cleo!!!

Sunday Smiles



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Golden August 2012
Sunday Savvy #97
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She says this means everything to her; Yeah Cleo!!! WATCH and ENJOY



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32 comments:

  1. Jae Rose7:41 AM

    Yay - a cause for celebration..and i love that the rain was with you and her :)

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  2. Gillena Cox7:44 AM

    Thanks for dropping in Jae

    much love...

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  3. Diane Mayr8:40 AM

    You have reason to be proud! The Olympic games are the pinnacle of sports achievement with the whole world watching!

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  4. Sanaa Rizvi8:42 AM

    YAY :D such a huge achievement and yes every reason to feel joyous and proud! Happy Sunday Gillena :D


    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  5. Gillena Cox8:43 AM

    Indeed Diane, thanks for dropping in

    much love...

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  6. Gillena Cox8:44 AM

    Thanks Sanaa

    much love...

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  7. Anusha Das8:58 AM

    Tears of happiness,really a proud moment

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  8. Gillena Cox9:12 AM

    Thanks for dropping in Anusha

    much love...

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  9. Magical Mystical Teacher12:12 PM

    It's always good to see tears of JOY!

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  10. brudberg12:31 PM

    Oh what a great achievement... must say i have not followed Olympics...

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    1. Gillena Cox1:29 PM

      Happy you dropped in Bjorn

      Much love...

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  11. Truedessa1:20 PM

    Showers of joy, it takes hard word to compete in the games. Just to be there is an honor.

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    1. Gillena Cox1:30 PM

      Hard work indeed Trudessa

      Much love...

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  12. Sherry Blue Sky1:21 PM

    Yay! In Canada, we are so proud of our 16 year old swimmer who got gold.

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    1. Gillena Cox1:31 PM

      Congratulations Sherry

      Much love...

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  13. Mary2:34 PM

    You have every reason to be proud. Quite an achievement indeed.

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  14. Gillena Cox2:56 PM

    Thanks for dropping in Mary

    Much love...

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  15. Susan5:56 PM

    lovely! I hope you send it to her! Or put it on the front page of the local newspaper.

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  16. Gillena Cox7:47 PM

    There is so much of social media around these days people keep abreast with news. No need to

    Thanks for dropping in Susan

    Much love...

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  17. ayala8:10 PM

    Great achievement, yay!

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    1. Gillena Cox9:13 PM

      Thanks for dropping in Ayala

      Much love...

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  18. Old Egg8:28 PM

    Representing ones country and getting to the finals is a great achievement and seeing that interview shows what pride and joy it was not only for Cleopatra but for the whole nation.

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    1. Gillena Cox9:14 PM

      Indeed Robin. Glad you dropped in

      Much love...

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  19. kaykuala12:51 AM

    Being there competing is already a big achievement.

    Hank

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    1. Gillena Cox5:22 AM

      Surely Hank. Happy you dropped by

      Much love...

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  20. Rosemary Nissen-Wade3:59 AM

    Certainly something to smile about – and cry! :)

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    1. Gillena Cox5:23 AM

      Certainly: thanks for dropping in Rosemary

      Much love...

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  21. J Cosmo Newbery4:21 AM

    Everyone who tries deserves celebration.

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  22. Gillena Cox5:23 AM

    Indeed JC. Thanks for dropping by

    Much love...

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  23. Julian3:35 PM

    the rain was with you both, nicely put.

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  24. Gillena Cox3:48 PM

    Thanks for dropping in Julian

    Much love...

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