A Superb Olympic Games

The Olympics have been a success from start to finish. Britain has impressed the world both in terms of its athletic prowess and dedicated support. On every level, we have delivered. For me, everything has been superb. The opening ceremony was perfect. It was a celebration of both Britain and the Olympic Games, a spectacle that pleased me especially as I thought of some foreigners attempting to work out exactly what was going on. The James Bond moment was obviously a highlight as was Rowan Atkinson's cameo appearance, but my personal favourite was Bradley Wiggins' appearance at the very beginning. He is the embodiment of cool. The Wiggo-mania that has been sweeping the country is testament to this. His sideburns, his relaxed manner and, most importantly, his belief that he can say whatever he likes, whenever he likes are inspiring. After winning his gold medal in the time trial, he continued in this fashion, conducting the crowd singing the national anthem and behaving in a way that a man of his stature should. All I could do was applaud the television.

Of course, I must mention some of our other medal winners. Mo Farah provided the greatest moment in British athletics history last night as he stormed to double-olympic distance gold. I screamed myself hoarse at the television on this occasion, in a state of disbelief at Mo's excellence. Last Saturday was an incredible night, with Ennis and Rutherford winning as well. I feel that Britain's lack of success in athletics in recent olympics makes these achievements even more phenomenal. Rutherford, in particular, had escaped all the hype, but dominated the long jump competition to take gold.

Rowing and cycling, proved once again to be our best disciplines. Sir Chris Hoy demonstrated his amazing speed for an historic sixth time, but I was more impressed by the performance of Laura Trott. Her stunning victory in the women's omnium had me cartwheeling around our living room and I sincerely hope that she can maintain her form for Rio in 2016, where hopefully I will be in attendance. I was also delighted for Jason Kenny who delivered in the men's sprint. If he had failed to win gold, criticism would have been directed at the British selectors for not choosing Hoy to ride the event, when in fact, one should really blame the authorities for imposing such a ridiculous rule.

An event that has really grown on me during these Olympics has been the gymnastics. I have never really appreciated exactly what a spectacle it is. The same can be said for the diving and Tom Daley's magnificent achievement to come third in one of the most high-scoring competitions of all time.

I am glad to say that I can't mention every medallist for Britain because there have simply been far too many. As a nation, we have over-performed to an outrageous extent. More so than ever, I am extremely proud to be British.