So the ticker-tape has been swept away, costumes from the closing ceremony redistributed to primary school productions of The Lion King and ‘Olympic fever’ refers once again to a vomiting condition in Hellenic mountaineers.
But while the nation basks in the golden glow of champion yachter Ben Ainslie’s comeback triumph in the Finn class sailing competition, Roger Parker, managing partner of sea-faring specialists Richards Butler, will be cursing his luck that the firm’s sponsored entrants in the Tornado class could only limp home in a medal-free 13th position.
