Are London 2017 World Championships the end of an era for athletics in Britain?
I have to ask the question, WHY? Why couldn’t this headline have said.
‘Athletic stars leave a legacy to motivate and inspire.’
Or.
‘Retiring champions leave door open for young athletic stars.’
Why do we have to suffer negative headlines in the media? The world championships haven’t started yet and here’s a headline that says oh deary me it’s all over now.
In Britain we have plenty of rising and established stars . Many I am sure have been motivated by the excellence of not just British athletes but athletes from all over the world. Laura Muir, Katrina Thompson-Johnson, Dina Asher-Smith, Adam Gemili, Asher Philip are but just a few.
I could write another ten thousand words if I included rising and established stars of the rest of the world, but maybe you could suggest some in the comment box?
I will pay homage to Elaine Thompson of Jamaica, Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa, Nafissatou Thiam of Belgium and Kendra Harrison of the USA. These are phenomenal athletes with a bright future who deserve much better than the headline above.
So come on you media, cup half empty, journalists lets get jiggy with it 🙂
Before I even finished reading the post – YES!
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Haha, good for you 😀
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Sadly these type of headlines are indicative of the British press; Perpetual pessimism and any chance to moan.
Agreed however, in Scotland particularly it’s even worse. No ambition or desire to talk up Scottish sport or the country in general. All grievance mongering from top to bottom.
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Thank you for your comment, I am surprised that Scotland is like that as they seem far ahead of England on most everything else. As a fan of Andy Murray I think he has had the worst press generally. But yes it is a sad fact that British press love to pull people down.
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A cultural trait it seems, we are awfully self-deprecating at times. Also the British press is arguably the most toxic on earth, minutes perhaps the US
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Yes, we mentioned it more than once. However, we also noted that the British athletes seemed to have been coached in what to say in interviews. Maybe a more professional attitude to PR will eventually bring better coverage. Getting rid of Paula Radcliffe would also improve the quality of coverage.
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I know what your saying, but I think they have dropped the National Lottery radicalisation a little, certainly at the World Athletics anyway. Thanks for commenting 😀
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🙂
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They do and that is why I hardly watch or read news lol…I do not know why they think people will read the story more if they present it in a negative manner. I do not understand why they always have to sensationalize everything.
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That makes two of us, M 🙂 Someone told me that if they reported how many lives the Health Service saved in a day hardly anyone would read it. But, if they reported on an old man who died on a stretcher soaked in his own urine while being ignored, that would be massive and sell lots of papers. Which I find quite sad. Thank you so much for taking the time to read my nonsense 🙂
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Well that is the nice thing about having a blog. We can just damn the things we want to damn because it is a blog and therefore personal opinion — read at your own risk lol
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Well said 🙂
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