Friday, August 3, 2012

Plenty to Celebrate on the First Week of Olympics

The world have been watching plenty of sports that they would possibly never normally tend to watch; it turns out my father is now a Handball guru despite the fact that he’s never actually watched a game before this week. It just goes to demonstrate the influence of the Olympic Games and how it can hook a brand new audience into so many different sports.

London has had a lot to celebrate about; hosting the largest sporting event in the World, with public transport running smoothly and welcoming visitors from across the globe. 

Transport for London
Great Britain has a lot to celebrate; British fans have represented Team GB with so much pride & enthusiasm, whilst being great sports and supporting many athletes- not just British- such as Niger's Hamadou Djibo Issaka who received an overwhelming reception from the crowd after crossing the line 80 seconds after the winner.

The World has many reasons to celebrate; athletes have trained so hard for years and have finally been able to show their skill and athleticism to the World. All of these countries have – like The Beatles’ song – come together! We’ve watched USA’s Michael Phelps win his 20th Olympic medal (which was his 16th gold medal) and a 15 year old girl win Gold in swimming. USA and China have a lot to be proud of, as they’ve flown ahead in terms of total medals.

Michael Phelps

At times like this, it’s so nice to see the globe cheering on their nation’s top athletes with pride, passion and sportsmanship. The next week will most definitely be packed full of excitement, joy & despair. But if there’s one thing we can take out of these games, it’s the wonderful support and spirit the Olympics has carried not just in Great Britain, but around the World.

So cheer your nation.. Get behind them.. And celebrate!