editor’s comment
STIRLING SCOTTISH MARATHON MAY 21, 2017
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THE relentless pre-Olympic storylines about doping, transport problems, water contamination and the Zika virus will soon be over. The opening ceremony for the 2016 Games takes place in Rio on Friday night, with the track and field getting underway seven days later, which means the action will quickly take over from the endless tales of doom and gloom which traditionally dominate the media in the run-up to a major event.
Can Usain Bolt successfully defend his titles after an injury-hit season in what will be his final Olympics? How will Britain’s reigning champions – Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg Rutherford and Mo Farah – fare four years on from London? Will Rio see other Brits break on to the podium, such as Laura Muir, Eilidh Doyle, Katarina Johnson-Thompson or the increasingly slick looking relay teams?