QUOTES OF THE DAY

“There isn’t a real urgency or inner rhythm there, so he is trying to compensate that with the flick of a wrist and he does that over and over again – and that becomes very repetitive to watch. I know he was out enjoying himself and for that I would give him a 10 to encourage anybody to go out there. But as a technical scenario, I think the only possible score I could give him is a three.”

Craig Revel Horwood gives his verdict on Michael Gove’s dancing after the Cabinet Office Minister was

spotted throwing some shapes on the dancefloor at the Pipe club night

in Aberdeen “If that’s not an advert for Paralympic sport in 11 seconds I don’t know what is… The Paralympics has the ability to change things: 15% of the world is made up of disabled people and we need to be represented. I’m so proud to be a part of it.”

Sprint star Jonnie Peacock speaks after winning joint bronze in the T64

100m in Tokyo