Swings and roundabouts

Like most other people, I think that the Olympics have been breathtaking. Great British organisation, great British performances and Great British women.

And like most other people, I have struggled to understand the rules of some events that I only see every four years.

Although swings and roundabouts is not yet an Olympic sport, unsurprisingly given the British success, the reporting does start to lose objectivity. Its great that we  finally a 10,000 metre winner, and a long jump winner after 48 years and even the chance of winning the high jump.

But wait a minute. In the men's track events (excluding the hurdles):

100 metres - no British finalist

200 metres - I doubt it.

400 metres - no British finalist

800 metres - let's see

1500 metres - no British finalist

5000 metres - Mo and who?

10,000 metres - Mo and a lap behind

Its not as if the British have a divine right to do well in everything. But remember how the women's marathon was deemed to be one of our strongest and no one in a British vest finished in the top 40.