I think a lot depends on the sports too
Long distance running is a very niche sport and one people only really watch for the big events.
Put that together with Farah not being the most likeabe guy with some controversy surrounding his coach and it's hardly the fairytale story either
Posted By: SCC 28 on December 20th 2016 at 11:01:10
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