starting blocks

It is not the sprint finish to the finish line, but the sprint finish to the starting blocks.

So - which parts of Team GB triumphed, and which struggled to get off the starting blocks?

“There are lots of people, lots of teams that start with the fanfare and are not there come the final, and others are maybe slow to get out of the starting blocks,” he said.

Miles away, gymnasts flipped before judges, swimmers dove from starting blocks, and runners leaped hurdles in the same stadium where Bukele made his speech.

Washington state has taken a big step in the right direction, but we’ve only just left the starting blocks.