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Sat 07 Jul 2010Showing up is not enough, it's 'show us your medals'
ATHLETICS:Ireland have won just 10 medals in the European Championships. With the investment now involved, a medal or two is vital in Barcelona, writes IAN O'RIORDAN
AFTER SO many years being sent to the major athletics championships – including those on false accreditation – my strategy has now changed. It used to be about playing UP our medal chances. Sonia O’Sullivan always took care of that. Now it’s about playing them DOWN. You try explaining to the Sports Editor why we’ve won nothing, when he’s just blown the remainder of his budget on my fancy hotel. Believe me, he won’t even listen.
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