Just found the cure for jetlag. It's wheelchair basketball. An overnight flight and a string of high level meetings was taking its toll when I managed to squeeze in to observe a fierce battle between the Paralympics GB team and the USA. Rarely do you see such dexterity, versatility and aggression on such open display. As a former rugby player I watched in awe.
I also noticed the venue was bursting with spectators - many of them youngsters in yellow polo shirts having the time of their life. Some of the lessons I took from the games in August have clearly already been taken on by Beijing.
The atmosphere is more relaxed and easy going. They have worked out ways of filling empty seats. And hanging around in the park has become an attractive option for thousands here. If they can learn that quickly we must surely be capable of an awesome Olympic and Paralympic Games in London in 2012.
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