Toyko Olympics not the next move on everyone’s cycle

Whether virtuous or vicious, it’s called an Olympic cycle for a reason.
Toyko Olympics not the next move on everyone’s cycle

The sight of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Super Mario garb at the closing ceremony in Rio last weekend was the most visible representation as to how the five-ringed circus continues to operate away from the bright lights of the shows we see for two weeks or so every four years. For some, there is just no getting away from it.

Ireland’s boxers will be back in the gym come the start of October, their immediate focus on the grind of daily training and the next major championship constantly backed up by thoughts of Tokyo. James O’Callaghan, high performance director for Ireland’s sailors, will go a fair few steps further in that regard.

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