yesterday night, alfred dunhill organised an wonderful celebration named “the company of winning” at their attractive bourdon residence in mayfair. british olympians sir matthew pinsent, iainpercy and louis smith sat down for about an hour and ended up interviewed by the really witty presenter, tim lovejoy. the trio spoke candidly about their route to achievement, their struggles, their tales at the previous olympic online games and many others. it was a really inspiring session, completely liked it and glad i managed to bag a front row seat.

sir matthew pinsent (centre), winner of 4 olympic gold medals. staying a veteran, he recounted many intriguing stories. he won his first gold medal when he was 21, and he believed his career had peaked and would go downhill from there. he then went on to get several much more gold medals in succession.

all 3 speakers had been of training course alfred dunhill’s current marketing campaign posterboys. olympic sailor iain percy spoke about his sport, the rivalry among groups, his ideas on the forthcoming olympics on residence turf. he wore the very best sneakers, nicely polished, soles barely worn and with lively colourful socks.

the youngest of the trio is 22 yr outdated gymnast louis smith, who wore a truly good pair of bleached denims with zip detailing on the sides. he is the very first british gymnast to win medals at the olympics given that 1908, and counts usain bolt as his inspirational figure. he is quite eloquent and holds his possess in spite of getting two far more senior figures close to.

one more highlight of the night was when sir matthew pinsent showed absolutely everyone his 4 olympic gold medals, housed nicely in a specifically created wood box. it was a truly unique occasion, specifically at this sort of a gorgeous setting as bourdon house. a extremely fine example of vogue meets sports activities, so glad i braved the snow and sleet for it.

iain percy, sir matthew pinsent and louis smith for alfred dunhill spring summertime 2012. you can see more of the marketing campaign the following.