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The experience has seen him rub shoulders with some of Australia’s most prominent sports stars, gain exposure to the country’s top-tier medical professionals, play what he calls a “tiny part” in the Australian team’s most successful Games and even travel down the River Seine as part of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.<\/p>\n
“On the boat was a mix of staff from different sports and different areas of the Australian team and then all different sorts of athletes from golf, tennis, boxing.<\/p>\n
“The two flag bearers were hockey and canoe.<\/p>\n
“That was a bit of a unique experience going down the Seine River, getting drenched in our formal clothing \u2013 that was something to remember, for sure.”<\/p>\n
But in a trip full of memorable moments, he points to watching the women’s water polo team win their semi-final battle against the USA as a key highlight.<\/p>\n
“We worked closely with that team throughout the games,” Glennon said.<\/p>\n
“Basically, the way it works is if you win that game, you’re guaranteed a silver medal. If you lose that game, you’ve then got to play for a bronze.<\/p>\n
“[The game] went to a shootout and they ended up getting through. They were all in tears and that with happiness because they’d just got through to the gold medal match.<\/p>\n
“[It] was a huge result for them.”<\/p>\n
And what of the Olympic Village’s now-infamous environmentally-friendly cardboard beds, which made their debut at the Tokyo Games? Glennon said don’t believe the hype.<\/p>\n
“Everyone likes their own bed, obviously. But for pop-up accommodation, those beds are fine.<\/p>\n
“If they were no good, they wouldn’t have had them again.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LOCAL myotherapist Toby Glennon has recently returned home after enjoying a front row seat at the Paris Olympic Games. “One of the coolest things that you see is when the athletes [return to the Olympic Village] after having success or winning a medal,” he said. “Everyone that’s in the common space will get called into […]<\/p>\n