The opening ceremony was cringe-worthy.

Unlike the awesome display in Beijing four years ago, there was no obvious talent or artistic organization.

The overwhelming feeling was of dull mediocrity. I found it boring – and it went on for far too long.

It wasn’t ‘creative freedom’ to have kids in crazy costumes performing under-rehearsed dance moves to pop music. It was just anarchic.

Bert Procter, Accrington.