Apres August - Flipbook - Page 20
FEATURE
SPORTING
SUSTAINABLY
Sustainability doesn’t normally enter
the fray when we talk about football
transfers, lawn tennis, England’s
chances of winning the rugby World
Cup or Lewis Hamilton being left out
of team talks.
But if elderly men galloping around,
littering centre court with orange
confetti is to be believed, maybe it
should...
While some sports are incredibly
unsustainable, [golf, cough, F1,
cough], this issue, we’re focussing on
bringing you news from the top 2 most
sustainable sports.
The most watched annual sporting
event, Le Tour, is well underway.
Sadly, Mark Cavendish MBE crashed
his way to a broken collarbone and out
of what he said will be his last tour.
He remains stuck, tied with cycling
great Eddy Merckx, on 34 stage
wins. Let’s hope his team manager,
Alexander Vinokourov, is right when
he said he can coax him out of
retirement to chase down a recordbreaking 35th win next year.
Towards the front of the peloton the
main contenders, in the forms of
Vingegaard and Poga ar, are showing
their mettle while they pedal and
putting the rest to shame up the
biggest climbs.
Mid-August sees the starter’s gun
clap for the first time at this year’s
World Athletics Championships held in
Budapest.
It’s a meet where the best of the best
[or at least those who made qualifying
times, distances and heights] run,
walk, jump or throw their way to glory
or obscurity.
And in the lead-up to this event, the
British Champs competed on home
soil a week or so ago.
Zharnel Hughes, the world leader,
and British national record holder
battled through heavy rain and less
than favourable sprinting conditions
to win the men’s 100m in a solid time
of 10.03 seconds, while Dina AsherSmith returned from a 20-minute
delay to win the women’s crown in
11.06secs.
Here’s to them holding their form for
the big races to come!
YESTERDAY’S NEWS TOMORROW
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