It’s been another busy week for the UK’s regular headline-makers, from Rory McIlroy to Jurgen Klopp. In amongst the usual 24-hour intrigue, the latest developments at the Commonwealth Games – cruelly dubbed “school sports day” by sceptical locals – have slipped past almost unnoticed.

One can only hope that in Uganda – a country where professional athletes are almost unknown – the Gold Coast’s visibility level is higher. Because there is a true trailblazer leading the 70-strong Ugandan delegation, in the 6ft 4in shape of flagbearer Peace Proscovia.

Proscovia’s story recalls the recent Disney docu-drama Queen of Katwe – in which the young Phiona Mutesi (played by Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o) escapes...