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JUST when you think DonaldTrump has reached peak repulsiveness he takes it to another level. Days after suggesting gun rights supporters could assassinate rival Hillary Clinton, he’s had a pop at Barack Obama, calling him “the founder of Isis”. Trump’s insane, inflammatory outburst are clearly meant to rally the mob, to appeal to the bigots and t h e Wo r l d Championships I will show them.”

Robel’s determination in the face of all the jibes lit up the 2016 Games for me. That’s what it’s all about – not medals or world records.

I’ll be back in the water myself this week. The hydrotherapy pool at my local hospital is so full of chlorine it dissolves my HRT patches and rots the Lycra in my ageing swimming costume, which is holding back my own paunch.

But, somewhat incongruously, there’s a palm tree and Copacabana-style beach scene painted on the tiles in the corner.

So I’ll look at that and tackle my exercises with new enthusiasm – buoyed up by the same Olympic spirit as my Rio hero Robel. Inspirational. racists in angry America. So he must have thought this latestatest salvo was bang on target.. But, boy, has it backfired. The outrageous claimslaims have left even his most ardent rdent admirers wonderingg if the Donald is a bullet shorthort of a full barrel. The Republican Party is now close to abandoning its support and – at last – Trump’s TefTTeflon coating seems to be cracking. He’s actually bbegun to admit he might not win bbigly in November after all. And eveven that he could be limping ooff for “a very, very nice, long vacation”. After shooting himself in the foot.