I got lucky in a late-night online ticket resale, and managed to buy an Athletics ticket (not for stupid money, either). So I found myself finally in the Olympic Stadium once more, but this time with a sell-out crowd as opposed to a test event.
As expected, the Olympic Flame was pretty spectacular close up.
The men's javelin heats (and look to the right of the white line for the ultra-cool remote control Minis that return the javelins).
He's here!
Men's 200m semi finals starting. Possibly the greatest living athlete right out there in front of me.
Strolling across the line a few seconds later, easily winning his heat (and, I suspect, stopping to update his Twitter at about the 142 metre mark...)
Man with javelin going in to tell the photographers to keep their distance from Allyson Felix and Carmelina Jeter, shortly after they won the gold (Felix) and bronze (Jeter) in the women's 200 metres.
As expected, the Olympic Flame was pretty spectacular close up.
The men's javelin heats (and look to the right of the white line for the ultra-cool remote control Minis that return the javelins).
He's here!
Men's 200m semi finals starting. Possibly the greatest living athlete right out there in front of me.
Strolling across the line a few seconds later, easily winning his heat (and, I suspect, stopping to update his Twitter at about the 142 metre mark...)
Man with javelin going in to tell the photographers to keep their distance from Allyson Felix and Carmelina Jeter, shortly after they won the gold (Felix) and bronze (Jeter) in the women's 200 metres.
