The endless debate about whether Multicultural Britain is working was silenced tonight as 3 Olympic gold medalists showed the value of a diversity.
3 Olympic Athletes from 3 different backgrounds win 3 gold medals.
Photo: adifansnet / Flickr
Jessica Ennis held her gold medal high for the Heptathlon, Greg Rutherford for long jump and Mo Farah became the first British man to win the Men’s 10,000m.
All three of them, including Somalian-born Mo Farah, were proud to represent Great Britain. “This is my country,” Mo Farah answered to a rather silly question – “Would you have been prouder to have done it for Somalia?”
The medalists visually and metaphorically symobolise how people from different backgrounds can flourish in the UK.
Most of the British public are feeling a great sense of pride over tonight’s victories, regardless of the ethnic backgrounds of the athletes.
And hopefully that pride will bring people in Britain closer together, long after the Olympics finish.