Tournament win is aim for Doherty

are still a million miles from the mainstream and held up by those who accuse UK Sport of perpetuating elitism ahead of populism while neglecting the grassroots.

“Realistically, we need to fund both ends and we do,” Grainger underlined. And the returns on each, she argued, may not be so linear as they appear.

“Young people can be inspired by the Olympics and Paralympics to go and be great architects or writers or go into industry or be entrepreneurs. They won’t necessarily all become Olympic athletes. That’s why the inspiration is much wider. It’s much more complicated than saying: ‘you watched that event, you will become that person next’.” Teenager Rayhan Thomas matched the world record of nine birdies in a row in his course-record equalling second-round 61 at the MENA Tour Dubai Creek Open.

The 17-year-old started his incredible run of birdies at the second, matching the record set by American Mark Calcavecchia at the 2009 RBC Canadian Open.

Dubai-based Indian Thomas, who won the Scottish Boys Stroke Play at Lanark last year, ended the penultimate day at 12-under, two shots behind South African MG Keyser, who followed his own record-breaking 61 with a 68 to keep his nose in front.

Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger also fired nine consecutive birdies in the second round of the 2017 Maybank Championship in Malaysia, but it was not recognised as preferred lies were in force.

Thomas said: “My target was to shoot six or seven under, but, when I started holing putts, I knew it was going to be my day. I am really happy with 10-under. ”