With The Olympics on the way The Brits have gone sports mad!
Reading and athleticism seldom go hand-in-hand but, believe it or not, there are actually books about sport and a literary awards ceremony devoted to them. Who knew?!
You could however just prepare for The Olympics by dusting off your old copy of The Iliad 
I haven’t thought of The Iliad in ages. Thanks for the suggestion. Of course, that is not exactly light reading, but would be worth looking through again.