And then there were nineteen

We've won another gold (and some bronzes) but have slipped to fourth in the overall medal table as Russia have won a couple of golds they were expected to win (synchro swimming, rhythmic gymnastics) so it looks like we'll finish in fourth place. Currently, Germany are fifth and Australia sixth, and both won gold today.

Our medals of the day are:

Gold - Boxing - James DeGale, middleweight

Bronze - Canoeing - Tim Brabants, K1 500m

Bronze - Taekwondo - Sarah Stevenson, +67kg

I also watched Tom Daley's appearance in the diving finals live, he finished 7th, excellent performance and of course everyone has him down as one to watch for London 2012. The Australian guy who won did so with an unbelieveably perfect final dive, and then proceeded to bawl his eyes out and hug everyone in the watercube.

Last day tomorrow! It's gone so quickly, I can't believe it. And then all eyes will be on us.

Some honourable mentions

The 2008 Olympics is about to begin its final day in Beijing :( So seeing as I've concentrated on Team GB in all my previous posts, a few words now about some other athletes:

Usain Bolt centrepiece of Jamaica's awesomeness on the athletics track. Have you taken a good look at his legs? No wonder he's been winning golds with world records, his legs are quite preposterous. They're about as long as many people are tall, and his thighs are the most enormous thighs ever seen on a human.

Michael Phelps I'm glad that everyone seems to agree that he's a nice, sweet guy as well as being an awesome swimmer, and eight golds is probably beyond even LJ-ish superlatives. I wonder whose idea it was for the BBC to have that cardboard cut-out of him in the studio for the highlights shows? So cheesy you could put it on toast and grill it.

Leisel Jones I remember her as a 15-year-old at Sydney, and she just wins more & more. I like her name, I like that (a) she appears to be named after a character from The Sound Of Music; and (b) her name is close to Deisel :D

Jang Mi-Ran who won gold in weightlifting, when it was clear she had done enough for gold she stayed on to set new world records, it was such a fab thing to watch - there was a big South Korean contingent in the crowd but everyone was there cheering her on. Awesome.

Andreas Thorkilsden I saw him set an Olympic record this afternoon in the javelin. Fab throw, and he was so cool.

I'm sure there are others. But it's been a long two weeks, and Team GB have done miles better than expected. Attention is now turning to the handover at the closing ceremony, and then to London 2012.