Go Flo-MO

Pleased for him. Stuck in an unpleasant situation not of his making and has conducted himself impeccably throughout. Glad he got a medal as that might calm things down now.

Brilliant performance by the canoist this morning and our own Luke Campbell has got a nice shiney gong round his neck.

How p1ssed off was Mo's missus.

Apparently Team GB has won more Golds in 2012 than in 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 combined.

2 more boxing chances tomorrow and the womens pentathlon has a decent shout too - gold tally could top 30 which would be unbelievable

Loved every minute of these olympics, some unbelievable performances from TeamGB.

These success of these games has exceded even the most optamistic predictions. I went to a couple of events and the organisation was superb, from the free transport to the venues, the voulenteers who were every where, the security was massive all itmes including bags, wallets, phones cameras etc..were checked and searched before entering the venue but the police and army were respectiful of their guests unlike at other events were you are virtually treated as sheep. To top it all, a record breaking performance form the British Athelets who have had their most successful games for over 100 years. A fantastic once in a lifetime experience.

378 Kenyan's achieved the Olympic 'A' Standard in the Marathon Qualification

Does GB even have 3?

So Lord Coe has been put in charge of sport with regard to the post Olympics legacy.
That is a damn good call IMHO as is a confirmation that the lottery funding will stay at current levels right up until Rio 2016 which is 2 more years than previously promised.

I am/was worried that the momentum leading up too and including London 2012 would be lost just as it was for the Aussies after Sydney which would be a travasty.
My opinion is that having more kids in sport help with the nations health long term, helps with giving them an aim instead of getting into trouble.
Plus more bodies taking part leads to a better chance of you finding a champion and watching winners helps with the nations morale.

Anyone who thinks that the GB atheletes can match the 2012 performance of almost 30 Gold Medals in Rio is deluded, there is always a drop off for the host nation at the following games, a return of around 20 golds should be the target for 2016. Hoprfully if the funding stays at the current level that will be achieved.

That wasn't what I said.
It is obvious that we won't hit the numbers we have hit this time around but hitting the numbers that we hit in Bejing as you say should be the aim long term.
Going back to the previous figures pre Bejing would be such a missed opertunity.

At the start of the games i thought we'd do well to get 12 golds, fearing the weight of public expectation would effect Team G.B, while it effected our swimmers the rest have rose to the occasion brilliantly



Im going to miss the feel good factor when its done....i will be on a bit of a downer next week i fear

Good post.

My worry is that we'll hear all sorts of bandwagon bleating from Cameron et al, promising/saying we need more competitive sports and better facilities etc etc. yet at the end of it all, when everything has cooled off and the games are just a memory, Cameron will still be looking after himself and his cronies and the super-rich. It really makes me sick.

Great comeback for Anthony Joshua in the Super Heavyweight, thougt the Italian had his nuber for the first round and a half.

I completely agree. I'm sure we'll now see a plethora of dressage, archery, rowing and sailing clubs opening up in St Helens.

You might be surprised how many archery clubs are already in the area:

St Helens Archers - St Helens
Bowmen of Warrington - Warrington
Nethermoss Archers - Ormskirk
High Elm Archers - Formby
Mossley Hill Archers - Liverpool
Bowmen of Skelmersdale - Skelmersdale
Orrell Archers - Wigan
Phoenix Bowmen - Liverpool
Blundelsands Archers - North Liverpool
Burscough Archers, Burscough
Southport Archers, Southport
Wirral Archers - Wallasey, Wirral
Bebington Archers - Birkenhead, Wirral
Caldy Bowmen - Caldy, Wirral
Neston Archers - Neston, Wirral
Cheshire County Bowmen, North Cheshire
South Cheshire Bowmen, South Cheshire

Archery isn't an elitist sport by any stretch.

I knew I shouldn't have put archery in...

I did have a slight chuckle last week when the two females who had won a rowing gold were asked 'is rowing an elitist sport then'? This interview was taking place by the riverside at Eton Dorney, and the two women in question were sipping tea from a teacup and saucer combination

What a fantastic end to the games for GB, a Silver in the final event of the games bring the total GB medals to 65!

Started watching the closing ceremony hoping it would be a good watch like th eopening one bu my god it has been awful viewing for me......has beens who cant sing, modern day artists who cant sing and now its just turned into an hour of real radio !! Garbage ------ really enjoyed these games but this e has ended it on a bit of a downer for me .

Did not want these Games to end... That said congratulations London and Congratulations to the best GB team ever!!!

What a closing ceremony, fantastic and well done GB we showed the world.

Well I do feel a little sad it is over as I knew I would.
I am incredibly proud to be British though.

a lot of the music wasn't for me but the aim was to put on a bit of a party, and as a spectacle it was pretty good. having said this elbow, ray davies, the who, and the lennon bit were all spot on

Not quite, 1908 takes that honour but I doubt we will ever beat that total (Things are much eaiser to win when hardly anybody is taking part

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