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The Hindu
The Hindu
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AP, AFP

Mykolas Alekna: the history-making son chasing an all-timer dad

What do you inherit from a parent who has tasted athletic success? The genes, certainly, as well as the opportunity for early immersion in sport and the access to top-level knowhow. 

But along with these gifts come curses, perhaps the most challenging of which are the expectations of being the child of an elite athlete. And when your father is a two-time Olympic and two-time World champion, both the gifts and curses are multiplied manyfold.

Rising son: Mykolas wants to better the achievements of his father Virgilijus Alekna (left), a two-time World and two-time Olympic champion. | Photo credit: Getty Images
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