Captain Kenny lands on his feet at hero’s welcome

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

Captain Kenny lands on his feet at hero’s welcome

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.

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