We’ll always have Paris
Sir, – Thanks to The Irish Times poster, I have watched all Team Ireland Olympians from the Rugby Sevens to the velodrome on the final day. I have read the Olympic articles daily following the events of the previous day – thanks to your reporters. Each Olympian did the nation proud, whether in victory with gold and bronze medals, national records and personal bests or in disappointments and defeats when each Olympian was very gracious.
Likewise, the Government should ensure that every county in Ireland has at least one fully equipped and funded community athletics facility. Track and field athletics incorporates over 20 individual disciplines, and caters for a much wider range of body types, mentalities, skill sets and ages than our leading national sports which are already heavily funded by the Government. In Paris, we have seen the tip of the iceberg in terms of what athletics has to offer, and how great our potential is.
To win a gold, silver or bronze Olympic medal is a lifetime achievement. The athletes left no stone unturned to get on the podium. That is why our daily routine was discarded, why the dog wasn’t walked, why the grass wasn’t cut, so that we could soak-up the competitive atmosphere and marvel at the extraordinary performances of elite athletes.
Day after day, we were excluded from the national revelry of our athletes’ successes, the expert analysis of Irish commentators and the focus on the development of our home-grown talent.
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