Having seen that he can throw a football further than
most people walk in a lifetime, Ireland’s Athletics head honchos
believe Rory Delap’s skills could be transferred to the art of
javelin:
Mary Coghlan, head of Athletics Ireland, said: “We don’t have
any javelin throwers competing at the World Championships next year
so of course we would welcome him.
“To reach the acquired standard would be extremely difficult but
nothing is impossible.
“Certainly, if he wanted to try and throw the javelin for
Ireland we would be more than delighted to have him.”
The world’s best javelin throwers can launch their spear around
65-75m. When you consider the fact that Delap threw a
much-less-aerodynamic-than-a-javelin football 45m at the Emirates
recently, crossing over to the Olympic event doesn’t sound like
such a crazy idea.
