Considering the chaos they had to negotiate in the build-up, a handful of medals will be a valuable return from the national squad at the Tokyo Olympics.
Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa celebrates after the men's 200m final at the London 2017 IAAF World Championships in London. Will he bag another Olympic medal in Tokyo in the coming weeks? Picture: Ian Langsdon/ EPA
Previously, home World Cups have been key in terms of nation-building, including the 1995 Rugby World Cup and the 2010 Fifa World Cup. For some viewers, motivation will be derived from the strugglers and the battlers who try scrape their way through the opening rounds, punching above their weight to overcome the odds.
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