And this article is for the likes of Afro....
"Athletics is at death’s door, according to some people. The latest drugs revelations, they argue, are effectively the final nail in the coffin. The last rites are being read over a sport on life support. I’ve heard it all before – and it’s nonsense....Fast forward five years to London 2012, though, and Usain Bolt was the star of the Games. Fans caused websites to crash in their frenzy to pay hundreds of pounds to watch him run for nine seconds. Even now, 12 months later, tickets for the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games at the Olympic Stadium sold out in two hours when they went on sale."
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I know that's true, because I was among the fans trying to buy tickets for first the Olympics, and then for the Anniversary Games, and while I was lucky to get tickets, I have never experienced such a crushing rush for tickets for any cricket match. And since these "revelations" have left the sport "falling apart", according to Afro, none of these ticket bought for the Olympic Stadium next weekend have gone back on resale - the Stadium will still be packed to the brim when I go there on Friday and saturday of next week.
So, go on grinding your teeth, Afro!
The sport isn't worried about what you think about it...it's still the sport where Caribbean athletes are world champions.