Stoke man could use freakish arm strength at the next Games

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 in the recent Arsenal victory, crossing over to the Olympic event doesn’t sound like such a crazy idea.

[Daily Star]