"DARTERS DESERVE A GOLDEN MOMENT
14 January 2006
Alan Mckinlay
MORE irrefutable evidence this week as to why darts should become an Olympic sport.
Following hard on the heels of the breakaway PDC world championship (Circus Tavern, Essex, Sky Sports) we are reaching the climax of the BDO world title (Lakeside, Surrey, BBC2).
The two darts organisations are still at war, but the product is the same - untucked nylon shirts, walk-on anthems, ludicrous nicknames, and of course the chance to join in the cry 'one-hundred-and-aytee!'
The overblown, grandiose Olympics, with its history of drugs, self-importance and corruption, should welcome with open arms a humble game full of sportsmanship and goodwill.
Why, for example, is shooting an Olympic sport and not darts?"
No comments:
Post a Comment