Thursday, 26 July 2018
With professional athletics inevitably comes debauchery. That’s just how it is. England soccer legend Paul Gascgoine notoriously had his best performances after coke and brandy-fueled benders. Iconic baseball player Wade Boggs reportedly downed 107 beers in a single day. Even the comparatively low-key world of gymnastics is no stranger to controversy. Dutch gymnast Yuri van Gelder lost out on a major competition after snorting blow a few days beforehand and failing a crucial drugs test. I mention this because I’m in Berlin at the PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds (PUBG) Global Invitational event. It’s a bit like the FIFA World Cup, but for…
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