Commentary
A governing body’s event coverage isn’t independent journalism. Nor is it supposed to be.
The real job of governing-body media – and why stronger official coverage need not come at the expense of independent journalism.
The mile, the myth and the men who made it
Back in May 2010, on the eve of the anniversary of Roger Bannister’s first sub-four-minute mile, I wrote what I thought was a mildly irreverent blog post. I didn’t understand the fuss. Why, I wondered, did athletics treat a 3:59 mile as though it bestowed some kind of sporting immortality, while equivalent – and sometimes […]
When race becomes the achievement
When Christophe Lemaître became the first white man to legally break 10 seconds for 100m in 2010, I was fascinated by it. It was unusual. It was historically noteworthy. Inevitably, it became the story. But even at the time, I remember thinking: hopefully this is where that story ends.