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From the very beginning of high-level women's sport, the best athletes have been vilified.
Canadians were doing the same happy dance for the Olympics rookie at home.
I don't know about you, but if I just created history for my country on a world stage and my fellow citizens reacted by calling me derogatory names that could potentially put my life in danger, I would seriously think about moving to another country. Sadly, Jamaican athlete Omar McLeod was not so lucky.
A swimmer's worst nightmare.
LOL those fanny packs, though!