Knockout stage

In the middle of all this Olympic joy, spare a thought for two strong women, who've been instrumental in our success, and who will have to fight it out for a job when this is all over.

The Tories' clampdown on quangoes means Sport England and UK Sport have to sort out a merger after these games. Both spend your money (Government grants and lottery funds - with UK Sport also raising some funds through sponsorship) - with Sport England focussed more on strategy and facilities for general sporting participation, and UK Sport more on top talent.

Sport England is led by Jennie Price, a lawyer by training, who's come through the construction industry and running Government recycling schemes, to this job in 2007.







UK Sport's CEO is Liz Nicholl OBE, a netball player who went on to run the sport in England for 16 years, before joining UK Sport first in 1999.

It would nice to think there'd be a role for both of them in the future, if they wanted it.