It was early rising to get to ExCel at the recommended time of 7.30am, for a 9.30am start.
Despite all the pre-games tales of transport meltdown the train/tube/DLR ride in was fine -
with helpful TFL staff and Games Makers pointing us in the right direction.
The security checks were quick -
smiling soldiers with friendly purple games patches on their arms -
then it was into ExCel
We discovered that our seats had been moved -
(the giant screen had been placed where we should have been) -
and we were relocated to the very front!
The action was great - and the atomosphere electric-
even though Ashley McKenzie misfired ...
.... and team GB were out of the running in the first round.
An unexpected highlight was the group of Italian coaches/players who came to sit by us - the most passionate and excitable supporters I've ever met!
We left the session slightly early, so we could eat our lunch in the sun by the Victoria Dock before heading off to Central London to catch the cycling road race.
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