My Olympics
A series of personal views of London 2012
My Olympics: 'It has been the stuff of dreams'
Archie Brighton, 28, tells of his delight watching the Games in a cinema on an oil drilling platform out in the North Sea
My Olympics: 'The whole experience was surreal and over before I realised'
Richard Jackson, 44, tells of abseiling with the Olympic torch down the Sage Gateshead and the popularity of the Games
My Olympics: 'Everybody is mad on Usain Bolt'
Jane Lamont tells of her awe at the gymnastics, children doing the lightning bolt and Scottish disappointment in the football
My Olympics: 'I'm not afraid to admit I cried when Bradley Wiggins won'
Kevan Owen, 50, a centre manager for the charity Cats Protection in Nottingham, is watching at the shelter on a laptop
My Olympics: 'I avoid the football like the plague!'
Mark Reed, a borough councillor, on the screening of the Games at Brentwood Theatre in Essex
My Olympics: 'I feel a bit guilty that I didn't go to see the Olympic torch'
Tim Neal, who works at the National Media Museum in Bradford, is an Olympics convert now the Games have got under way
My Olympics: 'Seeing us do well will bring the nation together'
James Sharratt, from Rawtenstall, Lancashire is a personal trainer and rugby player and is watching the Games at the gym
My Olympics: 'Everyone I speak to seems united in pride'
David Thomas, from Liverpool, couldn't get tickets for any events but is happy he was part of the Olympic opening ceremony
My Olympics: 'It's fantastic when the underdog wins'
Jack Fleming, nature reserve manager, on the start of London 2012 in the first of a series of personal views
