Olympic athlete live-tweets his own competition

Here’s an innovative twist to the Olympics time delay: US swimmer Scott Tyler Clary live-tweeted his own gold medal-winning race when it aired in primetime. Truth be told, it didn’t happen spontaneously: Twitter’s sports guy Omid Ashtari suggested it, and Tyler Clary took it away. “It’s the unique perspective only an Olympian can provide, and Clary did, sharing his journey with thousands – narrating along with the race as they watched on TV,” explained Twitter’s Andrew Fitzgerald.

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