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Pressure play: the stress of hunting for Olympic gold

What psychological pressure does top-level sport put on an athlete (Getty)

What psychological pressure does top-level sport put on an athlete? Source: Getty / Paul Bradbury

If you've tuned into the Olympics, or any big sporting event, you've probably heard that the athletes are "struggling under pressure".


But what does that mean, and how can pressure impact performance?

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