Much ado about nothing.  These Women just ran 26 miles, they train together, they knew long ago that they were not going to win any medals even on their best day.  So just who is trying to make a stink?  Their Coach or some media type with a burr in their panties about German Women?

No athlete performs their best every race.  Even Phelps has had bad days.  To say that holding hands at the finish was only for publicity is stupid.  Would the same be said if they were from two different countries, showing the comradery of the true Olympic spirit?

Total nonsense by some third rate media hack in Rio with nothing positive to say.