Unsporting behaviour

As the London Olympics draws closer, Robert Hume recalls a time when the games weren’t so PC

OVER the next few weeks the pace of qualifying for the Irish Olympic team will become ever more frenzied, as world championships are held in the remaining sports: cycling and equestrian. A team of approximately 40 athletes is expected in due course.

The Organising Committee for London 2012 states unequivocally that the Olympics must: