Tokyo Olympics: Canoeist Adam Burgess says 'fourth hurts' but he is 'still enough'
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Former European champion Adam Burgess finished fourth in the canoe slalom at the Tokyo Olympics
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Great Britain's Adam Burgess says he has "no regrets" but that he is "still enough" after just missing out on canoe slalom bronze at the Olympic Games.
The 29-year-old finished fourth in 103.86 seconds, 0.16secs behind Germany's Sideris Tasiadis.
"Fourth hurts right now, but I won't be down for long," Burgess said.
"No regrets out there today. I can be proud of the composure I felt at the start-line, and the focus and fight during my race runs."
Burgess uses yoga as part of his training and has previously said that doing a handstand is part of his pre-race warm-up, as is mindfulness.
But that could not help him make it on to the podium, with Slovenia's Benjamin Savsek taking gold and the Czech Republic's Lukas Rohan silver.
"Slalom/sport can be cruel," Burgess continued in a post on Instagram.
"Coming home an Olympic finalist, but I was enough before, and I still am. Still Adam Burgess, still love a brew, still look a bit like an alpaca."