Visions of another record Olympic medal tally are unrealistic while Gareth Southgate’s men are likely to peak after Euro 2020
A decade ago, Observer Sport Monthly tried to imagine what sport would look like in 2020. China, it daringly predicted, would be on the verge of Olympic rugby sevens gold. Snooker would be dead, Formula One on life support. Oh, and Cristiano Ronaldo would have a team named after him. True, the much-missed magazine got a few things right, including boxing’s renaissance, but its January 2010 issue mainly served to highlight the perils of being a sporting soothsayer. So, with that in mind, it’s time to polish my own crystal ball, cross my fingers, and offer up some guesses for 2020 and beyond.
Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/30/predictions-2020-team-gb-medal-england-euro-hopes under the title “Sports predictions for 2020: From Team GB’s medal haul to England’s Euro hopes | Sean Ingle”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
