Phew! Exhausted after two weeks glued to the television screen.
What a fantastic festival of sporting achievements.
Iconic moments?
So many but here are my top ten cherished memories:
- The emergence of new heroes, household names of the future: Laura Trott, Jason Kenny, Ed Clancy (Track Cycling), Nicola Adams (Women's Boxing), Louis Smith (Men's Pommel), Charlotte Dujardin & Laura Bechtolsheimer (Dressage), Jade Jones (Taekwondo), Tim Baillie & Etienne Stott (Men's Slalom)
- Mo Farah's magnificent GOLDS
- The unbeatable Usain Bolt and the amazing Jamaican track trio
- After so many silvers, Katherine Grainger's GOLD with Anna Watkins (Women's Double Sculls)
- Sir Chris Hoy's 'blaze of glory' exit
- The nerve of Peter Wilson to take GOLD with his last two shots after missing the previous two
- The Equestrian long-awaited rise to glory with GOLD in the Men's Team Showjumping
- Jessica Ennis's GOLD (Women's Heptathlon) + the Brownlee Brothers GOLD & BRONZE Men's Triathlon)
- GOLDS for Bradley Wiggins & Andy Murray after recently competing at the highest level in their respective sports in the Tour de France & at Wimbledon
- Bladerunner's audacity to pit himself against able-bodied athletes on the world stage
Finally congratulations to all the volunteers & spectators who created a briliant atmosphere at every venue and to the BBC for the fantastic coverage of the whole Olympic event.
