Although many countries have organisations for competitors who have competed in the Games, only Britain has a magazine for its members, which is distributed to more than 3,000 people.
“Chris Baillieu, the chairman of The Olympians, suggested I get involved with writing obituaries for the magazine because I do a large number for The Times,” Goodbody said. “When Doug sadly died, he asked me to take over. Doug had done a tremendous job over more than 15 years.”
London will be Goodbody’s 12th successive summer Games as a journalist, a longevity matched by Barry Davies, the former BBC radio and television commentator who has voiced Goodbody’s six-hour audio book A History of the Olympics (Naxos), the new edition of which will be coming out for 2012.
UPCOMING SJA DATES
Wed Apr 13: SJA 2011 Annual Meeting, at offices of UK Sport, Russell Square. Strictly SJA members only.
Wed Dec 7: SJA 2011 British Sports Awards – note the date in your diary now.
All details subject to alteration. Keep checking sportsjournalists.co.uk for updates