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Rosie MacLennanMade it to the top #rio2016 #viewsAfter making it to the top of the podium in the womenÕs trampoline event, CanadaÕs Rosie MacLennan scales one of Rio de JaneiroÕs magnificent summits 14 AugustAzizulhasni AwangI hope this victory will become an inspiration to everyone. Size doesn’t matterMalaysian track cyclist Azizulhasni Awang won a bronze medal in the menÕs keirin despite his rivals towering over him17 AugustI had four people here: my mum, my father, and then my girlfriend and grandmother. They got me here in such a good condition. I am so happy that they came and this medal is not only mine, it is also theirs. My dad (also called Jiří) was twice at the Olympic Games and never got a medal. I am the one who completed his story now.JIŘÍ PRSKAVECCzech Republic, men’s K1 canoe slalom bronze medallist This is the biggest honour and the biggest thing I could have given to my country. It’s history, because it’s the first medal in swimming for Kazakhstan and I’m very proud and happy that I’m the one that got it.DMITRIY BALANDINKazakhstan, Olympic Solidarity scholar and 200m breaststroke gold medallist OLYMPIC REVIEW 55POSTCARDS FROM RIO