In the spirit of breaking the rules where possible we’ll start with something that isn’t from the exhibition at all. Our thanks to the cartoonist George Licurici, from Romania, for a charming view about the start of the events from well beyond these shores.

And, delayed only briefly, we are pleased to start a virtual exhibition: Personal Bests. Enjoy this first post below by Clive Goddard and look out for regular updates throughout the sixteen days of the Games.

Today’s Personal Bests cartoon was originally shown at the Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival. Browse the portfolios for more great work by the exhibition cartoonists.