I am disappointed they did not allow the five fastest losers into the final as opposed to the two fastest losers. It would have been a 15 man race. More exciting but do you think that that is dangerous? Perhaps my wish is foolish.
By the way the Spanish athlete of Moroccan origin, Mechaal, lives and trains in Istanbul Turkey. His wife is also Turkish. Interesting. I never expected him to run so well at this stage in his career which I thought was at the tail end of his career.
Britain has had a fantastic games, not only in athletics but also in swimming where they reaped so many rewards. One of the world centers of swimming now is Loughborough university, the old haunt of Sebastian Coe.