Swimmer Angelina Köhler is just hundredths of a second away from bronze at the Summer Olympics in Paris. A Chinese woman who is accused of doping lands in front of her.
The magic of Olympic competitions lies in the fact that seconds decide years. That moments have the power to change the course of lives. On Sunday evening in the La Défense swimming pool, in the western Paris suburb of Nanterre, 21 hundredths of a second separate triumph and sadness.
Angelina Köhler, 23 years old, world champion in the 100 meter butterfly, burst into tears in the pool when she realized that she had missed bronze at the Summer Olympics by 0.21 seconds. In that moment, she not only realized how close she was to a medal, but also who she had lost to.
Köhler knows: She has lost third place to an athlete who is plagued by doubts.
Source: Stern
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