Guardian writers recall their memorable occasions over the past year, from fraternity in the F1 paddock to an indiscreet moment in the darts You hear all sorts of whispers at the Olympics; my favourite this year was about the 61-year-old grandmother Ni Xialian, who had an outside shot in the womens table tennis. She won world titles for China in the early 1980s, then fell in love with another player, Tommy Danielsson, and
