Bolt, Twitter and taxpayers: winners and losers of 2012 Olympics

Every Olympic Games has its winners and losers, not just among the athletes and competing nations, who stand out from the crowd and take the praise or punishment as the host city steps into the limelight. Here are 10 of those who came away from London 2012 with a golden glow and 10 others who might be wishing they had done things differently - or had never got involved in the first place. [TEXT: Alan Baldwin, Reuters]

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BORIS JOHNSON (Winner): Despite being left dangling from a zipwire and suffering the ire of cab drivers before the Games, as well as retailers who accused him of frightening off shoppers with his booming warnings across the underground rail system of potential transport snarls, the maverick mayor has been a constant cheerleader for London and provided some of the memorable soundbites. Bullish and boisterous, Boris has ridden a wave of ... more
BORIS JOHNSON (Winner): Despite being left dangling from a zipwire and suffering the ire of cab drivers before the Games, as well as retailers who accused him of frightening off shoppers with his booming warnings across the underground rail system of potential transport snarls, the maverick mayor has been a constant cheerleader for London and provided some of the memorable soundbites. Bullish and boisterous, Boris has ridden a wave of 'Olympomania' and been rewarded by popularity polls that, if not putting him 'zoink' off the fever scale, have left him well clear of any other Conservative politician. He teased the French, charmed the Queen and even had a haircut. less