Egan: Letting gold medal slip will haunt me
The atmosphere was electric in Dublin Airport as Ireland’s Olympic stars returned home to a hero’s welcome, but Egan said that having a gold at his fingertips has killed him.
“I remember all those years ago watching [Michael] Carruth in his Olympic final taking the gold and I really thought in my heart of hearts I had it in me to go out do the same, but I just fell short,” he said.
