Athletics

Inspirational Athletes – 22

It was the Tanzanian marathon runner John Akwhari who famously said after finishing the 1968 Olympic Marathon long after his fellow competitors had finished, and as they were packing up the stadium, “My country did not send me 5,000 miles

Where Has The Joy Gone?

They say that you need to be focussed to succeed in life and in the competitive world of sports, but have some sports lost focus? Has their vision become blurred? We have seen numerous sports talk about bringing the fun

Playing Away From Home

As any modern-day sports fan knows, sport is big business. To many it is a job, a living, and as such some of the joy of playing is squeezed out of what should be a dream job. In 2010 in

Inspirational Athletes – 21

At a time when we are looking to celebrate racial and sexual equality one would expect Alice Coachman’s name to be one that many would be aware of, but unfortunately that is not the case. There are though some who

Stop The Train I Want To get Off

Thank you to all of those who have made contact since the publishing of “Time to Pack Away The Boxes?” last week. It was a surprise to hear from so many involved with various sports, but understandable that those still