'Ravelo' - one of two of a kind
A Column By Len Johnson Published 15-10-2016
Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa, who died on 27 September, was one of only two of a kind. He was the first man to win the Stawell Gift off scratch, a feat that has been emulated since by Josh...
The hands of time keep ticking at their backs: A Column By Len Johnson
Among a slew of recent interviews with Usain Bolt one revelatory comment leapt out.
Paraphrasing here, but Bolt acknowledged there had been a moment in training this year when he wondered why he was still doing it,...
The King Strikes Back: A Column By Len Johnson
Recently, I caught up with a film I had missed first, second, third and all subsequent times round – ‘The Madness of King George.’
‘George’ is King George III of England who apparently went ‘mad’ during his reign, though his symptoms of...
We need to talk about drugs: A Column By Len Johnson
We need to talk about drugs, performance-enhancing drugs. Sorry if you think there has already been enough discussion on the matter, but we need to talk some more.
Everyone from Lord Coe to Vladimir Putin – and that encompasses a...
Looks Good Enough To Eat
My internet search engine (rhymes with poodle) regularly publishes doodles (also rhymes) commemorating various anniversaries. The import of these usually ranges from “I didn’t know that”, through “ho-hum”, to “I didn’t want to know that.”
Occasionally, one strikes a chord and a resounding one was hit...
Diamonds are trumps | A Column By Len Johnson
I’ve been wracking my brain a bit this week.
Australia has three women – Eloise Wellings, Madeline Hills and Genevieve LaCaze - in the final of the 5000 metres Diamond Race at Friday night’s Ivo Van Damme Memorial in Brussels. I’ve been...
Ayana’s fall: A Column By Len Johnson
We all know there was a fall in the Olympic women’s 5000 metres heat won by Almaz Ayana on 16 August. Nikki Hamblin tripped and fell, Abbey D’Agostino tumbled over her and the reactions of both women in the immediate aftermath have already...
Closing the door after bolt has bolted | A Column By Len Johnson
Usain Bolt didn’t need a third relay gold medal to confirm his place among the Olympic immortals, but getting one ensured he would not end on an anti-climactic note.
Bolt took the baton from Nickel Ashmeade for the...
The long march to the Marcha | A Column By Len Johnson
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It took us a while to get to watch Jared Tallent in the 50k walk.
About a week, to be more precise. We set off for the Olympic walks course around noon on 12 August and we got there...
Len Johnson is currently in Rio, Brazil covering the games as he see's them.
In the long run, you’re dead | A Column By Len Johnson
Mo Farah slices you up with the delicacy of a surgeon, Almaz Ayana bludgeons you with a broadsword, but in the long run against these...
