8 August 2012 Last updated at 19:44 ET
By Holly Wallis BBC News
The Olympics have a long history of athletes who put themselves forward with no chance of a medal
The elite athletes are racking up the golds at London 2012, but what about those who compete knowing they don't stand a chance?
Everybody admires the sacrifices a medallist makes, devoting four years of their lives, knowing milliseconds or millimetres could be the difference between gold and an agonising fourth-place finish.
But what about those athletes who go knowing they won't be anywhere near the leading pack? What if you're the lone figure trailing
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