Pin in the calendar

We should all be prepared because it was about now that Roland Emmerich’s 2012 predicted that the near end of the world would be occurring, forcing the abandonment of the Olympics.  Then again, Emmerich is a confirmed Anglophobe if his films are anything to go by and so he would have liked nothing more than for such a scenario to interrupt the London festival. 

The gold medals are starting to roll in at last and Great Britain are rising up the medals table.  But, even in the worrisome days beforehand, those landing silver or bronze were sometimes met with outright disappointment that gold had still not arrived.  They should be lauded for an amazing achievement for to be the second or third best in the world in any age is beyond impressive.  Every medal should be cherished by those in this country with an interest in sport.