USA TODAY: … [British track cycling gold medalist Philip] Hindes told reporters that team strategy was “if we have a bad start we need to crash to get a restart.”…
A similar case of candor after a London Olympics event involved the coach of Japan’s women’s soccer team.
Norio Sasaki revealed at a post-match news conference that he instructed his players not to beat South Africa in a group match. The 0-0 draw allowed Japan to remain in Cardiff, Wales, for a quarterfinal match instead of traveling to Glasgow, Scotland… (more)
