COMMUNITY Freelancer’s
frantic fortnight T
HE SUMMER of 2012 will be remem- bered for sporting exploits: Usain
Bolt proving the doubters wrong, hitting every tennis ball during Andy Murray’s trials and tribulations, or Chris Hoy’s tears in the velodrome. But while most of us relied on broadcasters to experience these moments, one Oban journal- Stuart Fraser says the summer of 2012 has been the best ever – and he didn’t even have
As an employee of London Organising Commit- tee of Olympic Games (LOCOG) he reported on went on to work as an Olympics reporter, in- terviewing athletes and providing match reports
Describing the Olympics as a ‘frantic fortnight’,
he rubbed shoulders with Tom Daley and left Roger Federer speechless during a press con-
‘I mainly worked on the tennis tournament, so I was there for Andy Murray’s gold medal win over Roger Federer,’ said Stuart, a freelance other sports I had never really seen live before, like BMX, hockey and the women’s beach vol-
‘I did get some time off, as I had tickets for the That was a fantastic experience but the high-
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‘That might surprise people because I am a John McEnroe when Murray won his gold but I
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