Why is sport such a powerful tool in bringing people together?
We've waited a year longer than expected but the Olympics are finally here. I'm still unsure how I feel about them going ahead in the circumstances, which is a shame as I'm usually bat sh*t crazy with excitement. However, I'm determined to get behind Team GB from afar and let's hope they put a smile on our face. I've always been fascinated by the Olympics from an early age, my first experience of watching them was 1976 in Montreal and although a little too young at six years old to completely understand what was going on, I knew it was something special. When they next came around in 1980 with Coe vs Ovett in Moscow, I was completely hooked. By the time London 2012 arrived, I thought I was going to implode with excitement!! On my home turf, there was no way on this earth I was not going to be there in person and, to top it off, I was there on 'Super Saturday'. Sport is a powerful tool in bringing people together, even more so at the Olympics which i...