If you have ever watched the Olympics on the TV or been lucky enough to go to one in person, you will agree that they are the biggest and best sporting celebration in the world. Being there as an athlete was so much better than I ever dreamt of. It starts months before when you get sent to the Birmingham NEC centre to get ‘kitted out’ with your Olympic track suit. That day alone was just amazing! There were so many different types of sports clothes there, from tiny female gymnastic leotards to the huge pole vault team bags. I felt like a kid in the ultimate sporting candy store! I left with two huge suitcases full of Team GB kit.
Two weeks before we were due in Beijing, we flew out to Japan for a two-week holding camp. This training camp is to get you acclimatised to the humidity and change in culture. It was