Super Saturday mark 2 proved to be almost as good as the first one, especially with Mo's superb victory in the 5000 metres underlining the fact that he is a brilliant tactician as well as some black guy who can run fast, And we've all seen how (eg Paula Radlciffe, Mo himself as recently as last year) you need both to be a champion.
I have never really taken much interest in closing ceremonies before, so my expectations weren't high, especially knowing Danny Boyle didn't direct it. But it was quite good, taking one of Boyle's best ideas, namely using lots of great British pop to remind the world of our immense body of excellence in that field. Having said that, some of the acts I could have done without, such as big George (presumably he had a driver; it wouldn't have been wise to let him drive himself, now would it?)
For me the high point was the playing of John Lennon's sublime rendering of "Imagine", one of the greatest songs ever written. Oh, the tears flowed at that, and for all the wonderful things we have witnessed in the last 16 days. Thanks Britain! You did great!
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