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Dick Harmon: Shaquille Walker's Olympic hurt will simmer for a while

Shaquille Walker, from right, Chris Low and Casimir Loxsom run during qualifying for the men's 800-meter race at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Friday, July 1, 2016, in Eugene, Oregon.

While BYU All-American Shaquille Walker is still hurting from a stumble in Eugene that dashed his Olympic dreams, the Brazilian Olympics is looking to be a disaster and might just be the ticket to avoid come late summer.

Some humans only get one chance to make the Olympics.

For Shaquille Walker, the fastest 800-meter runner in America this year, his first chance, a big chance, crashed and burned last week in a matter of fragmented seconds in the semifinals of the U.