London 2012 lingers long in the memory - Metro (blog)

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So that’s it – the nights are drawing in, it’s not long until the clocks go back, and London 2012 seems a distant memory… Winter’s coming.

Goodness me, how long ago the Olympics and Paralympics seem now, even though it is only four weeks today both teams paraded through the streets of the capital basking in the glory of a golden summer.

The things I’ve seen this summer will stick with me forever – from ‘Super Saturday’ in the Olympic Stadium to the living legend (his words, not mine) that is Usain Bolt to Michael Phelps to David Weir, it was a truly remarkable summer.

There is life after London 2012 and a night covering the Capital One Cup or the Europa League is more than enough to convince you that the world has moved on

And then, blink, and it’s all gone. Life returns to normal. Having lived in an Olympic bubble for 12 months, and planned for it for a lot longer, the greatest show on earth hits the road for its next stop-off in Rio (via a winter foray to Sochi in 2014, of course).

But nowadays, in this all-year-round, 24/7 sporting world where nothing and no one ever sleeps, it is at least easy to move on.

My first football match post-London was a little surreal, having simply ignored the first month of the season (I may do the same with the rest of the campaign unless looking at the Championship table becomes decidedly easier).

I just sat there and realised: ‘That’s it, it’s all over.’ Half of me was sad after such a wonderful year as Olympics Correspondent – a period in which I was privileged enough to meet Usain Bolt, David Beckham, the list goes on…

But part of me was also relieved that there is life after London 2012 and a night covering the Capital One Cup or the Europa League is more than enough to convince you that the world has moved on.

Sport continues, it always does, and although the nation united for a fantastic summer of British success, it is back to business. Winter’s coming. And maybe that’s reassuring.

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