Unfortunate flag mix up for the North Koreans - who do we blame for that one, the Scots? LOCOG? IOC? And of all the flags to pick...
Our Boys start their efforts tonight - I'm intrigued to see how Gareth Bale & Spurs will explain away scoring in a friendly while being too injured to play for Our Boys. Even Gary Lineker weighed in on Twitter, rather echoing my own view: "Once in a lifetime opportunity thrown away #baffled"
Sure, in the greater scheme of things the Olympics is not a great prize, but try telling that to Brazil, who have never won it and are DESPERATE to!
The thing the armchair sportsman like me doesn't understand is why WOULDN'T you want to be part of the greatest sporting show on Earth, in your own country, an event which simply won't happen again in your sporting lifetime and probably not your natural one either? Just being at the ceremonies, living in the village, getting the kit, having the credentials, being able to say "I am an Olympian". It makes no sense. Same thing goes for the young lad Adam Gemili who qualified at the trials yet prioritised the junior world champs or something. Luckily he saw sense but a big FFS goes out to him as well.
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