The 2012 London Olympic Games

[Beanz]

Brilliant so far, great to see her Maj parachute in:-)

[superheavyrhun]

I hope those drummers are working shifts, they've been drumming for a good 15 minutes now and we're still on the B's. Gwan Bhutan!

[Beanz]

I was going to make an inappropriate joke about Cambodia and the catering tent but I don't want to let the country down so I won't. Come on the Huns,sorry Gernimey

[Beanz]

Loads of B's and S's do we come out under U or at the end as hosts. Syria now

[superheavyrhun]

Loads of B's and S's do we come out under U or at the end as hosts. Syria now

I think it appropriate that the hosts come out last, keep the yanks ahead of us with the guns primed.

[Beanz]

Berets?

[Beanz]

Yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhssssss

[Beanz]

Great choice of music, nice splash of Gold, come on!!!?

[Beanz]

HA HA HA! Miles is going to go apoplectic

[superheavyrhun]

This is the first time I've made it this far into an Olympic Games opening ceremony. Really good, and not just generic boringness that is enough to put people to sleep.

[Gandalf]

HA HA HA! Miles is going to go apoplectic

Not really. I polished off my wine, had a little vodka and most importantly finished my book before sunset. Nobody I have spoken to has been all that impressed by the ceremony. I don't believe I missed anything life changing.

I'm just glad the sports are getting going. I'm looking forward to it all. We should do well.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Ah bollocks i lost interest the moment the teams started coming out.... what happened when we came out?

[superheavyrhun]

There is no greater Olympian than he who is here tonight. The greatest of all.

Muhammad Ali's health may be fading, but he is still the greatest.

[Beanz]

The torch was so beautiful

[ryanman]

Australia's Mick Rogers, a team-mate of Mark Cavendish at Team Sky, talking on BBC Radio 5 live about Cav missing out on a tilt at gold: "We knew that Cav is the quickest sprinter and he is also in a very strong team. We tried to put a few in them in the early break and Stuart O'Grady was there.
"Cavendish is a great athlete. He is the world's fastest man. I've known him for years. He came into this race as the favourite, that is the way the Olympics is. Credit to him, his team gave it the best. They rode strong and took the race by the horns. They really took responsibility for it but that's cycling."

Mark Cavendish on BBC Radio 5 live: "We rode the exact race we wanted to ride. We wanted to control it and we wanted the group at a minute. We expected teams to come and chase at the end with us. We controlled it with four guys for 250 km and we couldn't do more. We are human beings.
There was a group of 22 who got away and we couldn't pull them back. The four guys who ran all day couldn't do it. The Germans came a bit too late and the other teams seemed to be more content that they wouldn't win as long as we didn't win. That's kind of how it goes.
"I can be proud of how the lads rode today. I'm proud of my country as there was incredible support. The guys are sat there, they are spent. They have got nothing left in the tank. It's incredible to see that. To see what they gave for the cause."