(10) Sunday, August 8 (final day) –

Final Medal Table Standings

General Overview of Team GB

Considering that for much of the last 18 months, the country has been locked down and many of our athletes have been without competition, the results in Tokyo have been an incredible succession of firsts and new records having been set. Jason Kenny has become the most decorated British Olympian ever. Laura Kenny became the most successful female track cyclist in Olympic history. The Boxing team winning the most medals since Antwerp 1920. Adam Peaty becoming the first British swimmer to successfully defend an Olympic gold medal. Duncan Scott becoming the first Briton to win four medals at a single Games. Katie French and Joe Choong winning Golds in the women and men’s modern pentathlon – the first time both titles have been won by the same country. Sky Brown becoming the youngest Team GB medallist ever. The men’s and women’s 1500m – both incredibly difficult races on the international stage – claiming bronze for Scots Josh Kerr and silver for Laura Muir.

And the unforgettable images. The sheer joy and exuberance of Sky Brown on a skateboard. Charlotte Worthington’s 360 degree jump on a BMX. In the men’s keirin Jason Kenny shooting out on front at the start and staying there. The look of delight on Keely Hodgkinson’s face when she realises she has won silver in the Women’s 800 metres. And Tom Daley knitting.

When Daley Thompson won his second decathlon gold at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, Time magazine ran a feature about him titled ‘Call this Briton Great’. In 2021, of the 65 medal winners, Call these Britons Great. Truly inspiring.