Welcome to British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine's (BASEM's) issue of the BJSM. As I write this I am reflecting on the ultimate summer of sport as we welcomed the world to Great Britain for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Hopefully the world had as good time visiting as we did hosting. Many BASEM members and BJSM readers helped provide medical services, along with family and friends who also volunteered in countless ways. I have heard nothing but positive feedback from all those volunteers with phrases such as ‘once in a lifetime’ and ‘incredible atmosphere’ frequently being heard. Of course, that TeamGB and ParaGB had fairly good days at the office, probably helped just a little. According to Nevill's editorial (see page 958) we should not have been surprised that our home advantage kicked in, but I like to think it was a bit more than this. A big thanks …