MY favourite moments of the Games were the Jess Ennis win, the Mo Farah double, the Wiggins win, the Usain Bolt treble golds - and the plucky performances of the disabled sprinter, Oscar Pistorius.
The South African became the first amputee sprinter to take part in the Olympics in the men's 400m heats and added another first when he subsequently appeared as a member of South Africa's 4x400m team.
I admire Oscar for his persistence, dedication and braveness - the same way in which I admire Jess, Mo, Bradley and Usain.
Which brought up an interesting point of conversation when I was talking to a friend this week.
She said, 'I am really looking forward to the Paralympics - but isn't it discriminatory that they are held after the Olympics? Aren't we meant to all be equal and to see each other equal nowadays? So shouldn't it just be all part of one Olympics - that lasts for a month instead of two weeks?
'That way you could have one day of the able-bodied athletes competing, with the next day the disabled athletes. Surely it would be more appropriate in this modern era?'
It is certainly an interesting and valid point.
As they say on examination papers at A Level...Discuss!
FRANK WORRALL
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