Seeing as i'm in a relative posting frenzy today....

....i thought i'd link to this. Just an article i enjoyed reading, i like sport and it's good when it can occasionaly increase it's relavence beyond it's own run of the mill spectacle. To use a bit of cliche bingo here, at the end of the day sportsmen and women are hugely public figures and if they choose to highlight an issue then it will in all liklihood be highlighted, even if only for a moment. It was good to see someone write about sports folks that have done that and expanded on the basic knowledge of what they really did.

Only downside is it always seems easier to find american examples. Anyone think of non US based sports stars doing something to stand up for a cause/belief? I'm sure they are out there and i might well kick myself if someone posts obvious ones but it's late and i had a long day and can't think of anyone just now.