I am no expert on athletics or the Olympics. Don’t get me wrong, I will go out of my way to watch the odd race over the next few weeks and will pay particular attention to the football as usual.

But overall, I won’t lose any sleep over how many medals Great Britain win or whether they have a successful time in Brazil.

However, it doesn’t feel like the Olympics are two days away. London 2012 had a huge buzz around it. Granted, it was being held a stone’s throw away from my doorstep and you couldn’t go anywhere without a huge sign saying London 2012, but I got the sense that the country was ready and so was the rest of the world.