[Amelia Chaffinch]

The excuses are already coming out in the athletics, mainly from the commentators and presenters. My patience for these privileged athletes reduces at every championship. And most of the track and field athletes are very wealthy due to the funding and sponsorship deals. I maintain that a lot of success comes from striving. Money isn't the be all and end all. Paula Ratcliffe gets to live in Monaco for Christ's sake. I know she was an amazing athlete but she wasn't a huge success when running for country. She did much better when there was a massive Diamond League payoff, or whatever there was then. I'm expecting nothing from the track and field to avoid disappointment. Rant over.

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Anyway we managed a bronze in the men's 8s.

And another first in the men's 200 backstroke with Luke Greenbank getting a bronze. Last time was 1908. His smile lit up the arena.

And Duncan Scott got a silver in the men's 200m individual medley. He's having a good Olympics.

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I think you have to say the GB women's football team threw it away. At 2-2 we missed a penalty which I think we were lucky to get. Up to that point we were having a good spell. We ended up going 4-2 down. Ellen White got a hattrick but it wasn't enough. We lost 4-3.

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Belgium v GB in the hockey was like Huddersfield v Barnsley on the last day of the season in 2013. Both sides wanted a draw to avoid playing Australia next as far as I could gather. Bizarre. Opposing players were having friendly chats during minimal attempts at play. India next in the QF.