Athletics

Finding Fans the Old Fashioned Way

How many sports are trying to build on unstable foundations? In today’s ultra-competitive sporting world it is not just athletes vying for exposure and their share of the money. It is also sporting clubs and sporting associations vying for exposure

Sir Roger Bannister Revisited.

Following the passing last week of the first man to run a sub four minute mile, Sir Roger Bannister we shared a post on our Facebook page and mentioned how we had featured Sir Roger on the show. Several people

Bigger Isn’t Always Better

The Olympic motto has always been Citius, Altius, Fortius, which is Latin for ” Faster, Higher, Stronger,” but is the latin word Maior about to be added? Maior which means “Bigger.” The FIFA World Cup and the Summer Olympic Games

A Time To Go Public or Not?

In today’s society we are frequently reminded that one must have a “digital presence.” We are also frequently told that various activities such as sport are “inclusive.” Are these statements really true? Is there a time and a place for

The Competition for Dollars, Who Will be Disqualified

At the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games a series of images were used to embody what is known as the Olympic Spirit. One such image was of Tanzanian Marathon runner John Akwhari who in Mexico in 1968 famously came staggering into