Track And Field: Britain

Gold Medals Dept: It wasn't: Six gold medals, including three in track and field within the space of an hour Saturday night, had given the country its best day at an Olympic Games since 1908, according to Vancouver Sun. "Don't choke on your cornflakes," said a BBC morning TV presenter, before telling viewers that Britain, population 63 million, lay third in the medal table, behind the United States population 310 million and China population 1.3 billion and lONDON - Britain awoke, afraid it might all have been a dream. A country accustomed to sporting disappointment could scarcely contain its disbelief. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.