Back in 2006, the father had tried unsuccessfully to bend the rules to get his boy a job in the police.

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The distance is quite long (2, 200 meters) so there's time, but you don't want to get caught wide at the first bend.

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"He may break the rules, bend the rules, do whatever he needed to do to get paid, " Martinez said.

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"I'm really happy to get the silver medal, but I'm feeling slightly bitter because I had pinpointed the final bend as a strategic point, " said Ponzi.

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These are not big lies, but they are large enough to reward advisers who make a concerted effort to bend the truth about their skills and not get caught.

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