Barbados. Love the place and when Obadele Thompson got a bronze in the 100m at Sydney (first ever athletics medal for the island), the government gave him a big plot of land, built him a house and free flights for life. Got to admire that kind of proportionate response. If someone wins a gold (110m hurdles a decent shot) then I can't wait to see what they'll give the winner. Cliff Richard's house must be worth taking off him.
Not just because my daughter-in-law is Somali and therefore my grandson is half-Somali.
But because there is no team at the Olympics that has suffered more adversity and tragedy.
There are only two of them - Mohamed Hassan Mohamed in the men's 1500 metres and Zamzam Mohamud Farah in the women's 400 metres.
There is not a single athletics track in the whole country," Zamzam says. ""Some have been used as army bases. Some have been destroyed. The talent is there but not the facilities.''
Actually, I think they are probably my first team. Soomaaliyeey toosoo !
Today the 200 strong Cuban team arrived in London without any toiletries. The head of their team knows our General Manager so, as you do, he turned up at our Bank after toiletries. Our GM and office manager trooped of to Asda on the Isle of Dogs to purchase 200 lots of shampoo, shower gel, toothpaste etc. Unreal.
3 for me Singapore as I live here, Thailand for my wife and Kuwait (lived there) as they have just been allowed to be represented in the games after the federation was been banned over a year ago
I've been working with a group from the Ghanaian government for the last couple of weeks. Really lovely bunch of people with a great sense of humour so Ghana is my second team.
It's got to be the UAE for me. Their football team only qualified by coming back from 2-0 down away to Uzbekistan to win 3-2 with an injury time winner. It made headlines out here & they've been rewarded by being drawn in the same group as team GB.
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Today the 200 strong Cuban team arrived in London without any toiletries. The head of their team knows our General Manager so, as you do, he turned up at our Bank after toiletries. Our GM and office manager trooped of to Asda on the Isle of Dogs to purchase 200 lots of shampoo, shower gel, toothpaste etc. Unreal.
They have a female shooter competing in her 7th Olympics and a high jumper competing in his 6th.
Novak Djokovic, the tennis player, is arguably the best hope of a medal.
Ha ha it's the way forward.
I think you're clutching at straws here hoping it turns into a mud wrestle.
If it is below 16 degrees they can wear trackies.
Gotta love a sport where there are actual rules limiting the size of the womens undies.
Can still get tickets for £40 for this and that includes Sat + Sun - you see 4 games.
Luxembourg, because it's been my home for nearly 40 years and Germany, because if I don't, my (German) wife will kick my head in!