The swimmers were great. In Lewis Clareburt, Joshua Willmur, Sophie Pascoe, Andrew Jeffcoat, and others we have genuine world-beaters. But it's not just the gold medals we should acknowledge. I love watching the women's pole vault: Imogen Ayris, our 21-year-old pole vaulter, bringing home bronze. We learnt afterwards that not only was she competing with a broken hand that she knew of; she was competing with a broken foot that she didn't know about, and that's an amazing feat of resilience and character. After the disappointment of the T20 semi-final loss to Australia, the White Ferns delivered what I think was one of the most imperious performances against the highly fancied home team, England. While not winning, the bowls team brought home nine bronze medals, and, as the Minister said, Sam Tanner's self-assessment of his personal best in the 1,500 metres really summed up those games.