{"id":44438,"date":"2018-01-16T14:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T14:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefix.boohoo.com?p=44438"},"modified":"2018-01-16T14:00:25","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T14:00:25","slug":"uk-hosting-mermaid-olympics-cant-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefix.boohoo.com\/us\/story\/uk-hosting-mermaid-olympics-cant-deal","title":{"rendered":"The UK Is Hosting The Mermaid Olympics And We Can&#8217;t Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Hands up if you&#8217;ve always wanted to be like Ariel. Well it ain&#8217;t just a dream now guys, because the UK is officially hosting this year&#8217;s Mermaid Olympics, sorry &#8216;Merlympics&#8217; and we wanna go.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The UK is hosting the Merlympics later this summer. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikebreakfast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mikebreakfast<\/a> has been testing the water. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uN7LjwGJNi\">pic.twitter.com\/uN7LjwGJNi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BBC Radio Manchester (@BBCRadioManc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCRadioManc\/status\/952103409980792832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It\u2019s a day for mermaids and mermen as UK wins the right to host the @merlympics for the first time. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCBreakfast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BBCBreakfast<\/a> 0735 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCSport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BBCSport<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcgetinspired?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bbcgetinspired<\/a> we have a tail in the studio <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCNaga?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BBCNaga<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EY5Yyk5i75\">pic.twitter.com\/EY5Yyk5i75<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Bushell (@mikebreakfast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikebreakfast\/status\/952061146005110784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Whilst there&#8217;s not much in terms of deets revealed just yet. 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