Athletics needs boost in post-Bolt era but was World Cup the answer? | Sean Ingle

The competition was enjoyed by casual fans but track and field still feels like it’s fumbling in the dark since losing star attractionJust under a year ago in London Usain Bolt grabbed the relay baton for the final time in his career, swapped it from his left hand to right and then pressed down hard on the afterburners. First he soared. Then he hopped before, as the pain from a torn hamstring hit, dropping to his knees.It could have been a metaphor for the next 11 months of the sport: the