Olympics Day 8 – we had to pinch ourselves!
When Amanda entered the lottery for Olympic tickets, I must say I was quite dismissive of our chances of getting good tickets and told her it was more likely we would get back row for synchronised underwater basket weaving than anything good (I realise that may offend the massed ranks of underwater basketweavers – but hey….). We couldn’t quite believe our luck when we got a pair of tickets for Super Saturday in the athletics stadium!
We set off from our central London base with two and a half hours to spare and the organization is so slick we were in our seats 45 minutes later. The whole event was truly awesome in every way. London is like one big party at the moment (all the people coming through St Pancras were greeted with offers of help, maps and even free ice creams!!). The Olympic Park is enormous and the stadium was deafening. Highlights of the events we saw………our golden girl from Sheffield on her quest for Heptathlon glory (long jump and javelin), Oscar Pistorius showing the world that a positive attitude can get you a very, very long way in life and right to the top in the 400m, …..that modest Jamaican sprinter (…….what’s his name again ???????) plus all the other 100m men’s sprinters, women’s pole vault and 3000m steeplechase. It was such a day to remember, and a true adventure we will never forget.
1.The face of the games discussing with her coach how to improve her first round long jump distance.
After our time in the stadium, we met up with one of the crack organisers (Val Stevenson) for a couple of beers and an insider’s view of how she is allowing Seb a few days off.
On top of all that Team GB are proving, like the local organisers, what a thoroughly professional job they made in preparation for these Games. Finishing the day third in the medal table – it couldn’t have been better. Can’t wait to see tonight if modesty is truly the way to the top in sprinting………..
The inspirational Oscar Pistorius in the 400m heats.
The ever shy and retiring “fastest man on the planet”.
Thank you to Graham J for this report.
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You certainly got great tickets.
Usain blew them all away! (but Team GB are still No. 1 in the athletics)