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Was This Really In The Spirit of Competition?

Why do we watch sport? Why do we watch the Olympic Games? The reason we watch sport may be completely different to the reason we play, and the reasons one person watches may well be very different to the reasons

Is It Time to Grow Up?

Occasionally we all get flummoxed by an unexpected question. The question often more revealing than the answer. This happened to this writer at the recent Olympic Games in Tokyo. Someone whom I had only met a few times previously, but

Ready Steady Tokyo! (Part 4)

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We are well into the second week here in Tokyo and many are coming out of the 14 day bubble… Despite the lack of crowds the performances of many athletes has been fantastic. However Ashley asks whether some events need

Is It Time To Review Off Field Decisions?

For over a century in a myriad of sports players would experience decisions going against them in games, but over a season it would often even itself out, as some decisions would end up going your way.  There have been

Some Rules Are Made To Be Broken

The Tokyo Olympic Games will be an Olympic Games unlike any that has gone before. Not only will the covid restrictions make life interesting for the athletes, the judges, umpires, official timekeepers and all of those involved in the media,