Last year, I was entranced with the Olympic Games, from the opening ceremony to super Saturday, with the nation united in a positive “feel good”, healthy glow as we marvelled not only in the athletic prowess, but at the stories of the likes of Mo and Jessica.
A year on, despite their best efforts, I cannot help but feel cheated. The Olympic bid was based on the premise that this would ignite, enthuse, fund the next generation.
Unsurprisingly, perhaps, Boris’s and Lord Coe’s claims now appear fraudulent, with the ridiculous decision to cut secondary school sports co-ordinators’ funding meaning that many primary schools are reliant on enthusiastic coaches or predatory private coaching companies employing their own staff from the pool of redundant school sports co-ordinators.
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