t wonderful scene and Flintoff’s thoughtfulness tugs at the emotions is because it reminds us of what sport should, but very often doesn’t, teach us: namely empathy. 36?BSTI ended up in Twitter jail because I congratulated American track star Courtney Okolo on her new national record. You might think USA Track & Field, an organization that is drowned out by the big sports leagues when the Olympics aren’t on, wouldn’t mind the publicity. There were plenty of struggles on and off the field.