The sport-filled weeks of the Olympics are not to everyone’s taste, but the injection of a bit of Irish humour to the more obscure sports such as sailing should keep everyone amused.
The nagging issue of drug cheats won’t go away, but truly extraordinary athletes don’t need drugs to win.
The Royal Mail has embraced the London 2012 Olympics and in support of Team GB, they are producing a commemorative stamp just 24 hours after any British athlete has won gold
They call Guor Marial an athlete without a country, but that couldn’t be further from the truth – he is running for South Sudan
For some female athletes, “counting the days” to their Olympic event may have a double meaning. These Olympians may be worried about “what time of the month” it is going to be when they are expected to deliver their best sporting performance ever.