mo farah. a true brit. and a true hero for our country. [applause] we succeeded because of the outstanding volunteers, the games makers who are here with us today, all 70,000 games makers. they put a mirror up to britain and showed us the best of ourselves. we succeeded because of our outstanding troops, our outstanding troops, many of whom were drafted in at the last minute. and let us today pay tribute to their bravery, their courage, their sacrifice in afghanistan and all round the world. and let's say to them, and let's say to them, just as you do our duty by us in the most courageous way possible so we will always do our duty by you, both in military and in civilian life. we succeeded because of our outstanding police and let us in this city of manchester show our appreciation for what the extraordinary police men and women of our country do for our country. and we succeeded and this is a real lesson, we succeeded because of a group of individuals, a group of individuals who saw the odds against london's bid and thought, never mind th

whether from jess ennis or mo farah, sarah storey or david weir, the message was the same, we may be the ones on the podium, but behind each of us stands a coach. and behind the coach, a team. and behind the team, the organizers, the volunteers, the supporters. and behind them, a whole city, an entire country, the uk nations united behind one goal. what a contrast from a year ago when england's cities burned in a week of riots. when the images beamed to the world were not of athletes running for the finishing line, but the mob, running at police lines. when the flames climbed, not from the olympic torch in east london, but a furniture shop in south london. a 140 year-old family-run business, which had survived two world wars and countless recessions, razed to the ground. of course, even then, amid the smoke and embers, we saw our country's true character when residents came out onto the streets to clear up the mess. and we saw it again this summer when the reeves furniture shop in croydon re-opened in new premises, the walls decked with photos of young people holding up messages of h

mo farah, a true brit, a true hero to our country. [applause] we succeeded. we succeeded because of the outstanding volunteers, the game makers who are here with us today, all 70,000 game makers. [cheers and applause] they put a mirror up to britain and should have the best of ourselves. we succeeded because of our outstanding trips, outstanding trips, many of them drafted in at the last minute. let us today paid tribute to the bravery, courage, sacrifice and afghanistan and all around the world. [applause] and let's say to them, i would like to say to them, just as you do our duty by us in the most courageous way possible, soon we will always do our duty, both in military and civilian life. [applause] we succeeded. we succeeded because of our outstanding pollees. and let us in the city of manchester show our appreciation is for the extraordinary policemen and women of our country do for our country. caught back [applause] and we succeeded and this is a real blessing. we succeeded because of a group of individuals. a group of individuals against london's bid