Olympic Games, Paris, 2024.
As at every Games, all sorts of new(ish) sports feature: breakdancing, skateboarding, surfing, kayak cross, artistic swimming and flash fiction.
The flash fiction events range from the 2500-word marathon to the crowd-pleasing team relay. But the blue riband event is the 100-word sprint. Judging is tough. A missed comma or apostrophe – or inaccurate capitalisation or wordcount – means instant disqualification.
The overwhelming gold medal favourite is the veteran World Champion storyteller. Audiences crave his work, chant his name.
But on the eve of the Games, he’s sensationally sent home for cheating: it’s revealed he’s a politician.
As at every Games, all sorts of new(ish) sports feature: breakdancing, skateboarding, surfing, kayak cross, artistic swimming and flash fiction.
The flash fiction events range from the 2500-word marathon to the crowd-pleasing team relay. But the blue riband event is the 100-word sprint. Judging is tough. A missed comma or apostrophe – or inaccurate capitalisation or wordcount – means instant disqualification.
The overwhelming gold medal favourite is the veteran World Champion storyteller. Audiences crave his work, chant his name.
But on the eve of the Games, he’s sensationally sent home for cheating: it’s revealed he’s a politician.
