How Team GB exemplified best of Britain and power of sport at Tokyo Olympics – The Yorkshire Post says

Their final day victories, taking Britain’s gold medal successes to 22 and fourth place in the final medal table, were emblematic of a humble young team, the most dynamic, driven and diverse yet, who embodied the reworded Olympic creed ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius, Communiter’ – Faster, Higher, Stronger, Together.

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Quite rightly, Britain’s competitors – exemplary ambassadors and societal role models – deserve the nation’s thanks for conquering Covid, and so much more, to equal the 65 medals won in London and come so close to matching this country’s unparalleled success in Rio five years ago.

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Their talent, tenacity and team work shone brightly in Japan which can also be incredibly proud of the Games that it staged in the midst of a global pandemic; sport was the ultimate winner and showed, again, why it is such an unifying force for good in the world.

But the absence of spectators actually led to a greater focus on the trainers, families and friends of the competitors – and the sacrifices made to enable childhood dreams to be fulfilled. These people are the unsung heroes of an Olympics like no other.

And so, too, are the coaches and volunteers – the lifeblood of community clubs. Without them, and all they do, Team GB would not be inspiring the next generation, particularly in those exhilarating new urban sports that were so captivating to watch, or retaining its Olympic pre-eminence as a global sporting superpower.

Now the challenge is to harness the energy and enthusiasm created by the Olympics so that sport and fitness play an even greater role in creating a happier and healthier society for all. That is the ultimate prize.