That flag’s not upside down is it? #openingceremony

If this goes on much longer I fear that centarian Olympian will have passed #OpeningCeremony

On a serious point anyone who saw the recent documentary about Céline Dion will know this is a genuinely impressive performance given where her health - and voice - were not so very long ago #OpeningCeremony

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the slightly embarrassed-looking chicken German TV are using as their Olympics mascot #Paris2024

The terrific thing about the Olympics is that anyone can lead the medal table

France’s ambassador to the UK has had a meeting - documented by official photos - with the Olympic mascots and there’s not one thing about this I don’t love

Whether it’s exorbitant ticket prices, low interest domestically or corporate buyout, this is just so depressingly empty when a lot of people here would have given their right arm to see one of Andy Murray’s final matches #Paris2024

Important journalism from Henry Riley

If you have seven or eight minutes, listen to this - you won’t regret it

A very modern summer problem: there are no more brioche buns

With the track and field in full swing at the Olympics, a moment to remember the greatest closing link in the history of athletics TV coverage

I think I’ve blocked more accounts this weekend than in my whole 15 years here

This men’s high bar final where all the competitors keep falling off is made all the more dramatic by the bloke on commentary who sounds like Johnny Vegas #Paris2024

In a crowded field, presenting my favourite tenuously-Olympics-themed LinkedIn post: “What can a Turkish sharpshooter teach you about Monday morning IT outages?”

Steve Cram is just so, so good at conveying the sense of occasion and reacting to unexpected events - every single time #Paris2024

No no no, I’m not going to stand for farewell as a verb

“Well this is what everybody really comes for…the speeches.” Andrew Cotter is a national treasure #Paris2024

Really sad to hear Howard Hughes has died. Probably the most distinctive voice in commercial radio news…ever? Remember having to call him once early in my career and being immensely flattered he knew who I was. A man who lived and breathed radio and was exceptional at it.