The original name of the Atlanta Olympic mascot was Whatizit (what is it?), later truncated to Izzy. Neither avatar was treated with anything like respect. Ditto the London 2012 efforts, launched a couple of days ago. Named Wenlock and Mandeville, … Read more

The original name of the Atlanta Olympic mascot was Whatizit (what is it?), later truncated to Izzy. Neither avatar was treated with anything like respect. Ditto the London 2012 efforts, launched a couple of days ago. Named Wenlock and Mandeville, … Read more

In a little over two hours on Sunday morning, Eliud Kiptanui erupted into the athletics public conciousness with all the impact of an Icelandic volcano. He didn’t stop the planes flying, but this hitherto unknown distance runner, with a 2.12.17 … Read more