CHRISTINE OHURUOGU and Co bagged a bronze in the 4x 400m relay to help take Team GB past their Olympic medal tally from London 2012.
And Ohuruogu believes Great Britain have struck fear into other countries – with Russia almost certain to finish outside of the top three for the first time since 1996.
Great Britain netted 29 golds, 17 silvers and 19 bronzes to reach 65 medals in 2012.
But they went one better last night as Ohuruogu, Eilidh Doyle, Anyika Onuora and Emily Diamond finished behind Jamaica and USA – who won their sixth straight Olympic title.
After winning a medal at a third straight Olympics, Ohuruogu said: “I’ve not really thought about but I think it’s great that as a nation we’re a force to be reckoned with when we step out at these Games.
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“Across all the sports, people are looking at us and knowing that they have to up their game if they’re going to beat us.
“It’s a great position to be in. It’s great going into the next Olympic cycle, it’s great for the guys back at home that didn’t make the team.
“They have to up their standards to make whatever sport they’re working towards.
“It’s a great position to be in. It’s great to be such a dominant team. It’s great to know that people see us and they fear us, rather than say: ‘They are just taking part because they have to send a team’.
“It’s great to be a force to be reckoned with once again.
“Every sport, other athletes from other countries will look at us and think: ‘we’ve got to work really, really hard because these guys are not here to mess around, they’re not here for the free McDonalds and free drinks – they are here to take home medals’.
“It’s a great era. It’s a great last four years to be in sport and long may it continue.”
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