Our readers pick their standout memories from an emotional, inspiring and all-consuming Olympic Games in Tokyo
What I love about the Olympics is getting invested in sports I would never watch otherwise. This time, I was absorbed by the taekwondo. The rules are quite easy to pick up and the sport itself is full of drama. There were so many matches decided by a last-second point being scored, which really kept me on the edge of my seat. Having some British athletes to cheer in the medal matches definitely helped. The gold medal bout between Matea Jelic and Lauren Williams in the women’s 67kg category stood out. It was an incredibly close contest and Lauren heartbreakingly lost, having had a three-point lead in the final seconds of the final round that Jelic was able to overcome with a pair of late kicks. George, 26, IT worker, Swindon