Helene Elliott: Simple acts of kindness make things bearable in an Olympics like no other

On the biggest stage, during the most momentous occasions, it's often the small moments that become the most memorable.

The Beijing Olympics were restrictive and bleak, the consequence of creating a "closed loop" to keep everyone involved with the Games safe from the coronavirus. We could see restaurants and shops and museums as we rode buses to sports venues but we couldn't stop in at that big seafood place that always seemed to have a lot of cars out front and we couldn't go for a walk beyond the barriers.

We weren't allowed