- Sir Chris Hoy enters the record books today as the only GB Olympian to win six gold medals, beating Sir Steve Redgrave into second place with 5.
- Our medal total at the end of day 11 is now 48, one more than the total we achieved in Beijing four years ago, and there are more guaranteed medals to come, in both boxing and sailing.
- At the end of day 11, we have won 22 gold medals, three more than the 19 that we won in 2008.
- This is our best Olympics for medals for over a century.
- In 2008 we won medals in 13 different sports. We have already won medals in 13 sports in 2012, and again, we are guaranteed to finish up with more than 13 as no boxing medals have been awarded yet.
- At this stage in the games, we have already won more medals than in Beijing in ten different sports (athletics, canoe slalom, road cycling, equestrian, artistic gymnastics, judo, rowing, shooting, tennis and triathlon).
- The velodrome action finished today, and our track cycling team has been absolutely dominant. Out of ten events, we won seven golds, one silver and one bronze. The only event we didn't win a medal in was due to being disqualified, otherwise we almost certainly would have won it. (The only disappointment is that we didn't beat our Beijing track cycling medal total, and this is hardly our fault. Firstly, the number of events was reduced, and secondly the rules were changed so that each country could only enter one competitor in each event. Very harsh. Imagine if Jamaica were told that they couldn't enter Bolt and Blake in the sprinting, or the USA were told that they couldn't enter Lochte and Phelps in the swimming!)
- Ranking teams by the number of different sports in which they have won gold medals, we currently lie second - an impressive achievement (China - 11, GB - 10, USA - 8).
- Looking at the top three countries in the medal table and considering the numbers of medals per head of population, Team GB are in the lead by far, currently with 3.5 gold medals per 10m of population (China 0.3 and USA 1.0) and 7.7 total medals per 10m of population (China 0.5 and USA 2.2).
Amazing stuff, and to be remembered for many years. Anything else from here on in is simply a bonus!
One other great piece of news from today is that the men's hockey team drew 1-1 with Spain, meaning that they are through to the semi-finals (for the first time since 1988).
TEAM GB
Today: 4 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze
So far: 22 gold, 13 silver, 13 bronze
Medal table position: 3rd