O ran mynd â’r profiad Olympaidd i gymunedau, roedd gan Gymru fantais o fod yn un o’r cymalau cyntaf ym mhrosiect mawreddog Taith y Fflam Olympaidd, lle cludwyd y fflam i bob rhan o’r DU gan grŵp ysbrydoledig o gludwyr oedd yn cynnwys arwyr lleol o fyd chwaraeon a thu hwnt. Yng Nghymru roedd y rhain yn cynnwys y cyn athletwr Olympaidd, Colin Jackson, a’r actor o Doctor Who, Matt Smith. Amcangyfrifir i un o bob pedwar person yng Nghymru weld Taith y Fflam yng Nghymru, oedd yn ymgysylltiad cymunedol sydd bron yn ddigyffelyb, a chynhaliwyd dathliadau gyda’r nos yng Nghaerdydd, Abertawe, Aberystwyth a Bangor.
In terms of taking the Olympic experience into communities, Wales had the advantage of being at an early stage in the truly epic Olympic Torch Relay project, during which the Olympic flame was transported around the UK, carried by an inspiring group of Torchbearers including sporting and popular heroes which, in Wales, included the likes of past Olympian, Colin Jackson, and Doctor Who actor Matt Smith. It is estimated that the Torch Relay in Wales attracted up to 1 in 4 of the total Welsh population – an almost unprecedented level of community engagement - and overnight celebrations of the Torch were enjoyed in Cardiff, Swansea, Aberystwyth and Bangor.