It is hard to nominate just a few standout moments when looking back, but one was Libby Trickett and her gallantry in defeat to Britta Steffen. She's been through some tough times, but exhibited such sportsmanship.

What about Jared Tallent picking up silver in the 50km walk today? Not bad when you add it to the 20km bronze earlier in the week. Everything about Jared is a great story. He is another potato farmer (we love them), he is going to marry a fellow walker and he is now the first Aussie to win two track medals in 108 years.

Pardon the cliché, but Jared showed old Aussie ‘give it a go' spirit today and it paid off. Great stuff.

It will be interesting to see how China goes from now on. It was only a matter of time until they got rolling in the Olympics and what better way to start than by hosting. They lived up to their expectations at home and will dominate for some time to come if they want.