大象传媒

Returning home from Beijing with such a hugely talented group of athletes after being away for so long made me feel incredibly proud. We didn't realise how much the team had captured the country's imagination until we .

I was slightly jealous of missing out by 38cm on a business-class seat and the press conference and general adulation of the British public! I sat right at the back of the plane by the toilets feeling immensely proud to be British.

How do you reflect on coming ?

For a few minutes on Thursday I thought my Games were over. I have come to really appreciate just how incredible the human body is!

My time in Macau was very well spent. I did a few PBs in training (sprinting and lifting) so now I am in the best physical and technical shape of my life.

Unfortunately I picked up a tummy bug on Wednesday, but with the help of the docs, nutritionists and a few antibiotics I have managed to get over it pretty quickly.

It has been a crazy few weeks. Olympic selection, lots of training, pushing the world's best all the way at Crystal Palace, a rather interesting photoshoot on top of a postbox in Newmarket, and now we're just a few days from setting off for Beijing.

Whatever happened in the at the weekend wasn't going to change my confidence ahead of the Olympics. Although I lost out to (she's the world number two from Germany), I am really pleased with my performance - 63.82 metres was a good distance.

It was a great atmosphere at Crystal Palace - I really felt at home. I have been performing consistently, and it's now twice I've beaten Germany's Steffi Nerius, so that's all really nice.

I compete in the javelin.

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