Managing the post-Olympic and Paralympic blues
Winning gold at an Olympic or Paralympic Games will be a high point for any athlete in their career, but what about after that moment when the crowd stops cheering and the dust settles?
Great Britain鈥檚 Greg Rutherford won the Olympic long jump title on home soil at London 2012 and he tells Sportshour鈥檚 Caroline Barker about his experience after winning gold.
Image: British Olympic gold medal winning athlete Greg Rutherford holds his long jump gold medal as he takes part in the parade passing St Paul's Cathedral during the London 2012 Victory Parade for Team GB and Paralympic GB athletes on September 10, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by David Davies - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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