Anything can happen when competition gets under way. And yet …
on Day 1 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Horse Guards Parade on July 28, 2012 in London, England.
Jonathon Gatehouse, Charlie Gillis and Ken MacQueen are representing Maclean’s in London at the 2012 Summer Games. Veterans of more than a dozen Olympics, they are well aware that anything can happen once the flame is lit and the competition is under way.
Even still, here are some things that managed to catch us by surprise:
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