Daley Thompson:, external “What a night, Team GB awesome. We have to have an Olympics every year! This makes £9bn look cheap and unbelievably good value.”
Rio Ferdinand:, external “Has British athletics ever seen a better night than this? I doubt it very much. Rutherford take a bow fella, huge from ya!”
Sir Clive Woodward:, external “Had some amazing days in sport, today was very special, very proud of British athletes, proud to live in this country, totally brilliant.”
Gary Lineker:, external “I can honestly say that was the best day’s sport I’ve ever seen! Above and beyond anything we could have hoped for #Olympicheroes”
Mark Cavendish:, external “I don’t normally stand up off the sofa for much other than cycling, but I did just that while watching @J_Ennis bring home heptathlon Gold!”
