Team GB had done exceptionally well in Beijing, London 2012
was even better.
Some Brits underperformed, but mostly they overperformed. The
home crowd roar inspired them to ignore burning lungs, tired legs, aches &
pains.
What a turnaround from Atlanta 96 where GB won just one gold
(plus eight silver & six bronze). I expect GB to struggle to match that medal haul in the future, & finish around 5-6th
in the medal table in Rio.
A highly personal idiosyncratic choice of fave moments:
The first Saturday night athletics, natch.
Gemma Gibbons, who belied her lowly world ranking (42) to
win silver in the judo. She mouthed ‘I love you mum’ to the skies, in memory of
her late mother, after her exhausting, golden score victory in the semi-final
over the world champion.
David Rudisha, who had declared before the 800 metres final
he intended to break the world record, & did exactly that, leading from gun
to tape with a blistering run.
The women’s triathlon ending in a sprint finish.
The exuberant, joyful celebrations of Jade Jones when she
won taekwondo goal.
Andy Murray finally winning a best of five sets final, &
doing it against Federer. In the gold medal match his level of play & focus
was exceptional, and made the great man look ordinary.
Performance of the Games
So many exceptional performances to choose from, including
the usual suspects such as Bolt & Phelps. I’ll go for Mo Farah in the 5000
metres. Most of the opposition were fresh, not having done the 10k. In the home
straight it seemed the Kenyan was catching, but Farah found another gear, then
it seemed the Ethiopian Gebremeskel was gaining on him, again he found the
strength to kick clear.
Premier League Predictions
Man City to regain title, but by a more comfortable margin
this time-5 points. United to be the closest challengers, pushed closely by
Chelsea.
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