Thank goodness the Olympics is over – I can’t take any more brilliance
The IndependentWell, it’s almost over. If you’re a generally sporty person, you can pop along to a League Two football match and take some comfort from what you see. You know in your heart that you’re not good enough to slot into the MK Dons forward line, or do a job at right-back for Doncaster Rovers; but then again, you can sort of kid yourself that what you’re watching isn’t a million miles away from what you could do in your Sunday league team. And sure enough, just as Hodgkinson talked of being inspired by watching Jessica Ennis-Hill in 2012, no doubt there will be girls and boys who in a decade or so will be clutching their own gold medals and telling Clare Balding how they were spurred on by Hodgkinson’s stunning 800m victory in 2024. For now, however, with thanks to Paris and to every incredible participant, I’m giving the Olympics a rest – and slowly starting to rebuild my self-esteem.
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