Jack Anderson: Tracing the shape of a golden medal and handstand into a land of blind belief

One athlete that I will be looking out for is Belfast’s Rhys McClenaghan, Commonwealth, European, and World champion and going for a grand slam gymnastic gold in Paris.

FLYING PURSUIT: Rhys McClenaghan of Team Ireland during artistic gymnastics training at the Gymnastic Training Centre of Le Bourget. Pic: Brendan Moran, Sportsfile

AUSTRALIA really loves the Olympics.

It has a long association with it and along with England, France, Greece, and Switzerland, Australia claims to be one of an elite group of five countries to have a representative team at every Summer Olympics since 1896.