What I would like to know pastille is, why are we not as good as some other countries? I'll tell you why, we don't give enough support to sporting organisations to get the kids good enough and interested enough at earlier ages. You see these other countries (especially from eastern Europe and Asia) at the top of their game at the age of 15 or 16 in things like gymnastics and diving. I understand that athletes are older in the more strength and endurance disciplines because they have to develop their muscles more.
But we are still busy teaching kids how to run with an egg on a spoon, run fast in the wheelbarrow sprint position and run with your mate with your legs tied together...When are these gonna be olympic events? It would be much more entertaining and have great moments of fun and laughter if they were. I once won a sack race and felt like a champion for ages after, what a great delight that day was, it feels like it was just yesterday... just a minute, it was yesterday, in my neighbours garden with a load of crazy kids and parents.
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