Olympics

Inspirational Athletes – 23

Benjamin Franklin famously said ‘from adversity comes opportunity.’ Apart from those of an older generation who have lived through times of War that quote has probably never rung so true as in 2020. Incredibly studies have found that adverse childhood

Ripping Up The Rules.

Imagine your sport without any rules. It would be complete mayhem. Even when kids play their own games they create an imaginary boundary along the edge of their playing area, they have jumpers an equal distance apart for goals, if

Neutrality Not Tied to Nationality

It is probably a fair statement to claim that probably the worst sports official you will ever come up against in all your years of playing will be the parent of one of your opponents. Regrettably these parents feel that

Follow the Rules or Follow Your Conscience?

Oh for the days when sport was simple. Two teams, or a group of athletes meeting to challenge each other, to see who was the best on the day, return home only to repeat the challenge a week later. Amongst

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