David Owen: Is the writing on the wall for multi-sports events?

David Owen: Is the writing on the wall for multi-sports events?

Are multi-sports events dying? It seems a valid time to pose the question, with the Commonwealth Games plainly struggling and global sports audiences wallowing in a year of exceptional single-sports competitions, ranging from the Ashes to the Women’s World Cup, both swimming and athletics World Championships and, soon, the Rugby World Cup.