I was lucky enough to get my hands on tickets for the third day of the London Anniversary Games on Sunday (the International Para Challenge).
The Anniversary Games
It was brilliant to be back inside the Olympic Stadium for the first time in nearly 10 months, and to see some great performances – particularly the legendary Richard Whitehead (with his trademark late surge – see below), the dominant Hannah Cockroft and the sprint king Alan Oliveira.
The fact the British public have again embraced the athletics, with about 60,000 (the capacity for the weekend) there on each of the three days speaks volumes about how much London 2012 – both the Olympics and Paralympics – did to inspire people. The weekend was a fitting tribute to what last summer meant.
In some ways it was sad to see the park as it is today: the Aquatics Centre clipped of its wings, the Water Polo Arena and Basketball Arena now just mud.
But even so, it gave you a thrill just to be back at the scene of the greatest instalment of the greatest sporting show.
And, after all, the 2017 World Athletics Championships are not too far away (providing West Ham haven’t ruined the stadium too much by then).
My view of David Weir’s win in the T54 1500m at London 2012
An Early Bath 