True grit wins - Special Olympics

THERE are few things as inspiring, as uplifting as the sight of an indomitable human spirit defying the odds to realise a long-held dream.

When realising that dream moves the family and friends — and admiring compatriots too — of an individual so openly, then that victory is an even more valuable expression of human courage and true grit.

On a weekend when the business of sport had another dance with it spiral of immorality — the lunacy highlighted by the sale of Manchester United footballer Angel Di Maria to French team PSG for an astounding €63m — how reassuring it is that sport still has the capacity to move and fulfil ordinary people in a life-changing way.