Saturday 4th August 2012

Highlights of day seven of the Olympics which you may have noticed is taking place in London at the moment.

Great Britain won its fourth Olympic gold in 24 hours - and sixth in total - as Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins triumphed in the women's double sculls.

Team GB shattered their own world record as they defended the men's Olympic pursuit title to win Friday's second gold medal for Britain. The quartet of Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Steven Burke and Peter Kennaugh clocked three minutes 51.659 seconds to knock nearly a second off the world record they set in qualifying.

Victoria Pendleton capped a sensational evening for Britain's track cyclists with victory in the women's keirin. The 31-year-old Briton, who retires after London 2012, adds a second gold to the one she won in the sprint at the Beijing Games in 2008.

(Thanks to the BBC)

And the program for day 8.....

09:5013:55 Athletics Heats, Prelim, Qualifying

09:5511:40 Cycling - Track Men's Qualifying and Finals

09:2513:20 Rowing Heats and Finals

08:5511:50 Triathlon Women's Final

12:0020:40 Tennis Women's and Men's Finals

18:4022:13 Athletics Semi-finals, Finals

19:2021:40 Football Men's quarter-finals - Great Britain v South Korea

19:2521:15 Swimming Finals

Yes, Queen Victoria Pendleton won gold in the maddest cycling event. In the Keirin, the six competitors start as an electric bicycle heads past and travels at a steady 45km/h. The six cyclists then follow the electric bike, being ridden by Mr McGary from TV's Camblewick Green for 5 laps, he then peels off and the cyclists then cycle like mad for three laps and its all over. And the first won over the line wins.

Quite what the point of all this is, I don't know. But a British win was greeted like every single member of the crowd had won the lottery.

But, it has been another wonderful golden day for Team GB, and in other venues competition began, like in the main stadium where the sports day has begun, and Jessica Ennis is leading the heptathlon. And today is 'super Saturday' in which double the events will take place and in some cases the track will be used by two sports at the same time.

And Michael Phelps has won another couple of gold medals, just to be certain of his place in olympic history, and now has 15, or is it 16 golds? anyway, he IS a machine and will retire after the final relay event at these games. All other swimmer say "phew".

In other news, I am heading to sunny Denmark next week and I had to visit the railway station to book a ticket. You do realise it will be very busy, sir? Yes, its a Monday morning. And you want to get off where? Stratford. On a Monday morning? That will be busy and expensive. I have to catch a plane and the company will be paying.

He typed details into the machine; that will be £76 to your company credit card, he said sarcastically. I paid and took the tickets... So, on Monday I will see how London is coping with the rush hour and the world's biggest sporting event (that's the Olympics) and then see how it is being covered elsewhere in the world. Well, Denmark. And maybe find that other stuff is happening in the world. Not just running, jumping and shooting.

Its Saturday, and raining. So, no change there, then.....