Amazing night for British athletics; Gold medals in long jump, 10,000 m and Golden Girl Ennis in the heptathalon.

Meanwhile the football managed to run to form; knocked out in the penalty shoot out

...after what apparently was a completely lack-lustre game. The football tournament has been the big disappointment of the Games for me.

Did you see the Women's Hockey today? NZ team was stacked with talent.

Don't even go there, who gives one, did they play tonight?

Looks like they turned up, but whether they 'played' is open to question, as ever.

I agree the olympics has far exceed my expectations its been brilliant,the horsey event is the only ridiculous thing in the olympics ahead of football and "the walking event" i'm sure a i read someone missed out on a previous olympics because their horse was lame....!!!!??

So Mo Farah could have missed out last night if he had a snapped shoe lace...?

I see Philip Hindes has been brought up or his nationality has.

I've read some real anti English Bull on various forums on the tinternet, welsh people not singing the british anthem heads bowed like its shameful to almost be there. Northern irish people representing ireland and not Great Britain because they are Irish. Scottish footballers not wanting to Represent the great island because that great Scottish footballing institute of getting dry bummed in the champions league Qualifiers may suffer.

and then Here is a winner and absolute English Winner who has some real German heritage. And he stands on the podium and proud as sings "God save the Queen".

best moment of the Olympics.........

She's one hell of a woman. So is Denise Lewis as I pointed out on Twitter.

The GB Volleyball team had some decent talent in it, including a 6' 5" spiker who looked rather fine! Don't think I've seen anyone who's almost at my height, never mind slightly taller than me. :^)

Shame on you.

And before anybody says anything, I was only watching Ennis because I am fascinated by the heptathalon ( at the moment).

After the gold rush last night, I couldn't give a shiny one about the football. I never expected them to get a medal, so they can toddle off back to the comfort of their football clubs, their thousands of pounds per week, and let the real athletes continue bringing home the bacon.

The Olympic athletes, swimmers, rowers, cyclists etc.. Dedicate their lives to their sport they have train hard and diet hard and and miss out on a fair few things life if they want that Gold. That's why i admire them so much..

really enjoyed last night it was gripping stuff.proves we do have some talent out there..and as previously stated about our footballers losing on pens it was only that footballing force korea who beat em..shouldnt we be playing teams like this off the park..pathetic..ennis farah and rutherford are proper sports men/women

Great night last night. That 45 minute period where Ennis, Rutherford and Farah took gold was fantastic viewing. My only other complaint apart from the football would be some of the commentators. John Inverdale is just inane and that bloody Hazel Irvine speaks like she's addressing a class of five year olds.

Football and tennis have absolutely no place in the Olympics (regardless of what Murray does or doesn't do this afternoon) and when Golf finally becomes a part of the Olympics we have finally lost the point of it.

I don't mind the horsey being a part of the Olympics. Rider and horse dedicate their lives to the sport (and while we are on the point of nationalities, both horse and rider have to be of their respective countries) It is true that the richer people usually take part in the sport but the fact that a 70 odd year old man from Japan can compete after devoting his life to the sport sums up the Olympic spirit.

Obviously, there can not be enough said about how proud we all are of those three last night, as well as every other athlete who has won Gold, a medal of any colour or worn the union flag with pride. I'm certainly not one for this pomp and circumstance and draping the union flag (i'm more of a citizen smith) but I must admit I'm a sucker for the Olympic spirit.