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Chuck Culpepper

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Cornawilla

Chuck! Great story! Great writing! Great McIlroy!

beneast74

I would have been inclined to agree with you... until I actually went to the Games. The thrill kids and families watching football at Old Trafford made it worthwhile - and it wasn't just the GB match. There was almost as much excitement when UAE took the lead against Uruguay. And there was the same idea with tennis; people who didn't usually get the chance to see top level sport were loving it - and perhaps inspired to take it up, which is surely the whole point. And just the reactions of those who won and lost proved they were taking it just as seriously as they would an Open or an FA Cup Final. I know towards the end the tug of war suggestion means you're being tongue in cheek, but generally, the idea that a sport needs to have its pinnacle at the Games to be included is slightly problematic too: it would mean cycling couldn't be included because the Tour De France is bigger. The marathon would be ditched because of New York, London and so on. Basically, from being just as cynical as you, I now think more the merrier!