Chris Tomlinson

Long jumper Chris Tomlinson's Civil Servant brother has banned him from borrowing his shoes after finding sand in his brown moccasins for the third time this week.

Medal Targets

Before The Games started, Team GB were targetting 48 medals. That's the same number Boris Johnson uses when he starts the Green Bottles song.

Hockey

Hockey was invented by French bakers. It was a fun way to use the previous day's stale baguettes and rolls.

James Goddard

James Goddard used to get confused with another James in his class, so to make himself stand out he shaved his head. His hair never grew back.

Mark Cavendish

Mark Cavendish refuses to advertise 2 in 1 shampoo because he believes it is spawn of satan.

Gemma Gibbons

Gemma Gibbons swallowed a fly at the age nine. She then found a spider and ate that to ensure it caused her no gastric woes.

Charles Van Commenee

Charles Van Commenee was born in the back of an Eddie Stobart truck.

Craig Bellamy

Craig Bellamy's mother refuses to use UK standard plug sockets. Her house is fitted with the EU two prong sockets, despite countless warnings to change them.

Daniel Purvis

Daniel Purvis once beat snooker player Steve Davis at Croquet.

Beach Volleyball

The sand used in Beach Volleyball was supplied by Fisher Price.

Mark Lewis-Francis

Mark Lewis-Francis's breath smells like barbeque Pringles due to a rare gum abnormality.

Winston Gordon

British Judo star Winston Gordon has four goldfish that are named after the members of 90s girl group All Saints.

Goldie Sayers

Goldie Sayers once went to A+E with a sweetcorn kernel stuck up her nose.

Rowing

Rowing races are usually 2km long because that is as far as spectators are allowed to cycle by British law.