It was a channel that elevated sports outside the mainstream bubble, giving us a helping of things we didn’t know we wanted, but which we came to love.

A coach who cares – about the person even more than the performance. Treasure them. They’re among life’s greatest givers.

The penny has taken a long time to drop but physical education is a core fundamental subject.

So much of its magic comes down to the venue: Ally Pally. It’s small, holding just 3,500 fans, but that intimate intensity is what makes it. No one has a bad view. The sound bounces off the walls. Yet Hearn believes it will be on the move in the years ahead, and you can guess why.

One concern above others stands out from Sport Ireland's Paris Olympics review - the paucity of investment in coaching

The Spaniard's rivals have been outspoken about Katir's whereabouts rules vioations. 

As things stand, coaching is all too often a one-way ticket to mental, physical, or emotional exhaustion.

The traditional approach in sport is to categorise players by age, but talent development systems are fast catching on to bio-banding.

“I’m excited for the next chapter, to learn from the things that happened and to drive towards the next Olympic cycle."

The second series of the Netflix docuseries that follows the world’s fastest athletes aired last week. It’s exhilarating, emotional, evocative but frustrating.