Captain Kenny lands on his feet at hero’s welcome

KENNY EGAN was boxing clever as always at the Irish Olympic team’s homecoming.

Approaching the waiting crowds, his three choices were — play the cool captain and leader of men, the cheeky chappy ever-ready with a joke, or the boy from the suburbs who dared to dream of conquering the world and got 99% of the way there.

As he braced himself for a barrage of questions, he boldly opted for all three. He spoke of his pride in bringing a medal home and his hopes that it would inspire youngsters to get involved in sport.