Olympics: ‘Football has no place at Olympics’

LONDON: World 400 metre hurdles champion Dai Greene has condemned the idea of having a star-studded British football team at the London 2012 Olympics, insisting most athletes do not think the footballers should be allowed to compete. “I don’t think the football team should be there,” he said. “They shouldn’t overshadow those who’ve trained for years to be there for that one moment. These guys want to win World Cup medals. They don’t grow up wanting to be Olympic champions.”

Published in The Express Tribune, November 23^rd, 2011.