05-02-2024, 12:37 PM
It used to be a really good event.
Everything the Olympics should be, rather than the 'phony war', political rubbish that the Olympics have become.
But the Commonwealth games have become a bit of an irrelevancy.
Nice for the athletes, good for us spectators because medals come thick and fast, but in the scheme of things with Olympics and world championships every two years as well as the lucrative circuits, like the Diamond League in athletics, the event has lost a great deal of its prestige.
Everything the Olympics should be, rather than the 'phony war', political rubbish that the Olympics have become.
But the Commonwealth games have become a bit of an irrelevancy.
Nice for the athletes, good for us spectators because medals come thick and fast, but in the scheme of things with Olympics and world championships every two years as well as the lucrative circuits, like the Diamond League in athletics, the event has lost a great deal of its prestige.