302 Number of gold medals won in Beijing. France took the last one by beating Iceland in the men's handball. Not the most spectacular of climaxes…
3 The number of 'slant-eyed' pictures that emerged of Spanish and Argentinean athletes making crude impersonations of Chinese people.
37 Age David Beckham will be when London hosts the 2012 Olympics. He hopes he is not too old to make a swansong appearance in the football.
132 Number of Olympic records broken in Beijing.
43 Number of world records broken.
87 Number of countries joining the medal count. First ever medals for Afghanistan, Mauritius, Tajikistan and Togo. First ever golds for Bahrain, Mongolia and Panama.
5 million Number of unique users on the IOC's official website - nearly double that of the 2004 Games.
8 Number of golds won by American swimmer Michael Phelps. He beat 78 countries in the medals table.
500,000 Number of enthusiastic Chinese volunteers welcoming Olympic visitors.
4 Number of drug cheats caught during the Games, including Ukrainian heptathlete Lyudmila Blonska, who was stripped of her silver.
437 Number of BBC staff covering the Games in Beijing.
15 million The cost in pounds of lottery funding per gold won by Britain.
40,000 The current bid in pounds for one of Lin Dan's trainers after he threw them into the crowd to celebrate his badminton gold.
67 The age of the oldest competitor in the Games. Hiroshi Hoketsu made a return to the dressage after a 44-year break.
9 The age of the Chinese girl who mimed during the opening ceremony because the real singer was not attractive enough.
1,100 The amount in pounds lost by British swimming ace Rebecca Adlington's parents in an internet ticket scam.
14 The alleged age of China's double gold-winning gymnast He Kexin. Beijing insists she is not underage, but the controversy continues.
1 The number of taxi bonnets a jubilant Bradley Wiggins rolled over at Beijing's London House, while shouting "peace to the world".
6 The shock factor when Britain's bronze medalist Bryony Shaw used the F-word live on TV.
20,000 The amount in pounds Britons will reportedly get if they win golds at the London Olympics, under new plans by the British Olympic Association (BOA).
100,000 The amount in pounds Phelps won for his eight titles.
20 The number of years in prison the offender should get who came up with the idea of calling Great Britain's stars Team GB.
3 The number of 'slant-eyed' pictures that emerged of Spanish and Argentinean athletes making crude impersonations of Chinese people.
37 Age David Beckham will be when London hosts the 2012 Olympics. He hopes he is not too old to make a swansong appearance in the football.
132 Number of Olympic records broken in Beijing.
43 Number of world records broken.
87 Number of countries joining the medal count. First ever medals for Afghanistan, Mauritius, Tajikistan and Togo. First ever golds for Bahrain, Mongolia and Panama.
5 million Number of unique users on the IOC's official website - nearly double that of the 2004 Games.
8 Number of golds won by American swimmer Michael Phelps. He beat 78 countries in the medals table.
500,000 Number of enthusiastic Chinese volunteers welcoming Olympic visitors.
4 Number of drug cheats caught during the Games, including Ukrainian heptathlete Lyudmila Blonska, who was stripped of her silver.
437 Number of BBC staff covering the Games in Beijing.
15 million The cost in pounds of lottery funding per gold won by Britain.
40,000 The current bid in pounds for one of Lin Dan's trainers after he threw them into the crowd to celebrate his badminton gold.
67 The age of the oldest competitor in the Games. Hiroshi Hoketsu made a return to the dressage after a 44-year break.
9 The age of the Chinese girl who mimed during the opening ceremony because the real singer was not attractive enough.
1,100 The amount in pounds lost by British swimming ace Rebecca Adlington's parents in an internet ticket scam.
14 The alleged age of China's double gold-winning gymnast He Kexin. Beijing insists she is not underage, but the controversy continues.
1 The number of taxi bonnets a jubilant Bradley Wiggins rolled over at Beijing's London House, while shouting "peace to the world".
6 The shock factor when Britain's bronze medalist Bryony Shaw used the F-word live on TV.
20,000 The amount in pounds Britons will reportedly get if they win golds at the London Olympics, under new plans by the British Olympic Association (BOA).
100,000 The amount in pounds Phelps won for his eight titles.
20 The number of years in prison the offender should get who came up with the idea of calling Great Britain's stars Team GB.
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