Of course we all (I hope) feel proud of what our athletes have achieved.
Although saying that, in a couple of years time, many of us will struggle to
remember the names of more than half a dozen of of our medal winners.
Then we can ask, “What apart from the medals, has the investment
brought us ?” Only a small handful of the winners will go on to profit
from their success to any great extent. Most will go back to their jobs or
college, and carry on as usual.
Will it have brought more youngsters into sport, perhaps. Mostly only for those
whose parents can afford to finance them.
I just don’t see how we will ever be able to compete with the likes of the
USA in swimming and track events. Especially when we can’t master the
task of handing over the baton in a relay race.
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