Luke and Learn

It is the last but one day of the London Olympics and there begs the question- what will we do when they finish?.

We as a nation have put aside our petty differences and media induced indifference to being the host country and have embraced the whole concept of the games.

We have realised that, yes, we are quite good at sports. I contend that we have always been there or thereabouts on the world stage but it has only been through the application of science and technology that our athletes have been able to realise this.

We have always championed the enthusiastic amateur and underdog. It has been ok to just have a go in true British Bulldog spirit but we have at least recognised that the amateur or part time approach is no longer good enough. I do not advocate an engineered presence but just that natural skill, ability and talent does need a helping hand at the best of times.

The Pride of Hull, Luke Campbell, fights for a Gold Medal in just over 2 hours time from now. The coach at his boxing club said that the lean mean fighting machine of today was in fact quite a chubby awkward kid when he first turned up. Boxing gave the lad a feeling of confidence and he has not looked back since. It has been the making of the man and the City of Hull wish him the best.

Postnote.

He did it!!!!!!