28-02-2018, 18:16
I'm with Dev,we should invest proportionate amounts into the sports with the most prestige ,for crying out loud we have cyclist and rowers who are Knights of the Realm after winning ten a penny events .Is that right ?.I think whoever decides where the money is going saw it was an easy way to get the medal count up .
Myself I'd sooner have a 100m athletic or middle distance world champion than 6 cyclist or rowing world champions because that has higher world status .Surely us older ones can remember the Coe /Ovett Olympic races ,our teacher let us have break from lesson to watch it .I just couldnt drum up that sort of enthusiasm when SIR Chris Hoy or SIR Steven Redgrave won their 100th gold or however many it was .Table tennis should have as much investment as cycling (although I'm biased there being a ping pong enthusiast ).Having said all that,winning the Tour de France is an achievement as it has great prestige and involves many more countries and competitors .
Myself I'd sooner have a 100m athletic or middle distance world champion than 6 cyclist or rowing world champions because that has higher world status .Surely us older ones can remember the Coe /Ovett Olympic races ,our teacher let us have break from lesson to watch it .I just couldnt drum up that sort of enthusiasm when SIR Chris Hoy or SIR Steven Redgrave won their 100th gold or however many it was .Table tennis should have as much investment as cycling (although I'm biased there being a ping pong enthusiast ).Having said all that,winning the Tour de France is an achievement as it has great prestige and involves many more countries and competitors .