It's official that the UK will finish second in the medals table ahead of China for the first time ever. Talk about punching above our weight! What a fantastic result.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/37085511
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Maybe having weeded out all the drug cheats we're competing on equal footings now.
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You recall the days of the E. Germans too then...
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would it be fair to say that our success is a legacy from 2012 despite some people saying it was a waste of money and could not be justified
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Well I know my neighbour and a number of her athlete friends were greatly inspired by the prospect of the London Olympics and she's now well on the way to being a gold medalist next time around.