Guile

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"The women's Olympic marathon is about to start..." Kamila Shamsie stays up all night to watch a veteran runner in the Bejing Olympics of 2008 and how the runner used 'guile' to get her through. In fact, she went on to win the race and this was mainly due to guile, which has connotations with witchcraft.. Five writers choose a word that suggests sporting endeavour, and Kamila Shamsie thinks about 'guile'.. Producer Duncan Minshull.