Colman Noctor: Aiming for the top in sport can come at a high cost for our children

Elite talent can be a blessing and a curse. 

Darts player Luke Littler is 16, and is the focus of intense media scrutiny.

Just before Christmas, I posted a message on social media, saying, ‘And so it begins, for the next week I will be having Wispas for breakfast, not know what day it is and have to pretend to be interested in darts’.

Many of my friends watch the darts World Championships at Christmas, despite not showing any interest in the sport for the rest of the year.