This 'highest pinnacle' stuff is a bit misplaced, for me. I'd hazard a guess that the vast majority of sports represented in the Olympics have their own World Championships, and I'd similarly speculate that achieving a medal in these competitions would be a great achievement for the participants concerned. Is it only the weight of history, or the fact it's a massive multi-sport event, or the enormous publicity that makes an Olympic medal 'better' than a World Championship one?

The anti-football thing grates, too. Just because loads of high profile English footballers are arrogant s doesn't automatically mean the Olympic football tournament is worthless. Plenty of countries take it seriously - the Team GB football lot were on a loser from the start whatever they did because these islands don't (more accurately, can't) enter a side in normal circumstances, thus the pervading wisdom is that Olympic football isn't worth bothering with, because Eng-er-lund have never been in it.

As a further aside, Greg Rutherford is a 'failed' footballer, as is Adam Gemili, and to some extent, so is Mo Farah. Ben Ainslie even said he started sailing because he lived in an isolated area where there was nobody to kick a football around with.

Dropped lucky then, didn't they?

Depends how you look at it.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19154306 comedy gold Peter Kay might as well have got his trunks on

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19154306 comedy gold Peter Kay might as well have got his trunks on

Just watched the highlight of the games so far.

The woman's hockey semi final between New Zealand and the Netherlands. Not sure what the score was, think it may have gone to extra time or even penalties. Not even sure who won but it was fantastic viewing.

A couple of weeks ago I never knew much about the Olympics. Now I can't wait until next year.

how good/fast is this bolt fellow if he didnt ease up hed smash the world record..fantastic

Just said that he felt his back going so eased up a little, the guys not human.

mo farah brilliant run..looking forward to the relays.jamaica nailed on for gold and 3 golds for mr bolt...really enjoyed the games not everyones cup of tea but for me its been brilliant.stroll on another 4 years..is it brazil the next one

another right prediction..jamaica waltzed it..fancy young tom daly for a medal...

Make the most of it, funding has now stopped for sports. Blame Cameron and the daft varstewards who continue to play the national lottery. Its no more, we will be trailing North Korea in the medals table, whom, coincidently, have the best medals/teams entered record in the games.

ps/ Wilikies was bouncing when Mo won.

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factomundo sunshine, do the maths unless you never took the o level

Even so it's a pointless statistic, anyone can see that.

And, I haven't got O Level maths.

And by the looks of things, you never achieved O level English either.

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