It was in 1988 after watching Liz McColgan get the silver at the Seoul Olympics that I got the first inkling that yep, I think I’ll be an Olympian when I grow up…then watching Sally Gunnell in Barca ’92, that ambition was cemented! I ran regularly, I even wore the same gloves/trainers/leggings as my favourite runners-(I even threw my gloves aside in the last 500m of a race once, a la Paula). I dreamed of the day that I would win in front of millions of people, crossing the finish line first, and trying (and failing) to stop my tears as the union flag was raised!!
However, after starting well, (county records etc) I discovered beer, then I discovered extreme sports…and, well, now I have a knee injury which means I have gone from running 30 miles a week to 3 if I’m lucky!!
(Sorry…this IS going somewhere) When I heard that London got the Olympics for 2012 I was absolutely delighted, and I had the old pang of the national pride…which diminished somewhat with the launch of the Tiswas logo! Hmm yellow and pink-what would Trinny and Susannah say?! It is awful, what a farce!! We have had some great Olympians in the past, Linford Christie, Daley Thompson…to name a few athletes, and of course more recently Chris Hoy, Matthew Pinsent etc and when we get the chance to show off and show our great sporting prowess we become the laughing stock-and I hear its here to stay!
Why can’t we have a logo which sums up our national pride, the great Olympic history we have, something strong and inspirational…bite the bullet Mr Coe, admit your defeat and give us something to inspire those who are upcoming sportsmen and women, those who already have achieved greatness and of course, those of us who were inspired many years ago, and wanted to be a part of it!!
Ruth
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