Olympic Torch Relay carriers

[Ciaran Trainor]

What the hell are Didier Drogba and Will.I.Am(apparrently an american popstar) doing Carrying the olympic torch through the UK?? I'm sure those who were nominated but lost out were there cheering them on!!!

Any rugby refs carying it that we are aware of?

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

I'm carrying an Achilles injury.

 

[Taff]

Not me. The closest I've got to involvement with the Olympic Torch is that I'm mates with at least 2 of the Police outriders escorting it around Wales, and I don't think that counts. :biggrin:

 

[Toby Warren]

Torch bearers are a mix of public nomination and sponser's choice. The 2 you selected are sponsor's choice.

 

[Dixie]

My company is a large Olympic sponsor, and we all got a chance to nominate potential torch-bearers. It never occurred to me to nominate a non-Brit, but then it never occurred to me to nominate anyone, as in my world the Olympics start with the opening ceremony - which is to be ignored entirely by all right-thinking people.

 

[Davet]

Am I the only one who is already bored rigid by the Olympics?

 

[Simon Thomas]

I am certainly not, as some of our fees for managing Visa and Lloyds Bank sponsorship kicked in 1st May :biggrin:

Also great to see the Beach Volleyball girls out causing traffic chaos yesterday near Westminster Square.

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

Also great to see the Beach Volleyball girls out causing traffic chaos yesterday near Westminster Square.

You'll go blind!

 

[Taff]

Am I the only one who is already bored rigid by the Olympics?

No

... great to see the Beach Volleyball girls out causing traffic chaos yesterday near Westminster Square.

Correction. It's always great to see Beach Volleyball girls. Strangely, I think demand for Beach Volleyball tickets was very high.

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

Yes - I'm often bored & rigid watching the beach volleyball.

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I understand the kit has been "amended" for London 2012. Booo!

 

[Agustin]

My wife was a torch bearer for the Olympics in Vancouver in 2010. An outstanding experience!

The whole Olympics were awesome, too - not boring in the least! There were nay-sayers before they started but as soon as the flame was lit, the city was one big party.

Enjoy it in London - it's like nothing else!

 

[Simon Thomas]

LLP - the kit regualtions have been widened to allow long shorts and sleeved tops etc "to reflect cultural requirements". It is not mandatory.

The GB girls have all said they will wear bikinis still, and believe most of the others will too.

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

LLP - the kit regualtions have been widened to allow long shorts and sleeved tops etc "to reflect cultural requirements". It is not mandatory.

The GB girls have all said they will wear bikinis still, and believe most of the others will too.

Hooray!

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

This should be in the Olympics.

 

[Waspsfan]

LLP - the kit regualtions have been widened to allow long shorts and sleeved tops etc "to reflect cultural requirements". It is not mandatory.

The GB girls have all said they will wear bikinis still, and believe most of the others will too.

Are they allowed to wear leggings?

 

[Dickie E]

Are they allowed to wear leggings?

Its part of their cultural heritage, innit?

 

[Account Deleted]

Am I the only one who is already bored rigid by the Olympics?

I am too.

The Olympic torch "tradition" was started in 1936 by Nazi Germany! A reason not to bother with it.

 

[OB..]

I am too.

The Olympic torch "tradition" was started in 1936 by Nazi Germany! A reason not to bother with it.

As Michael Caine would have said, "Not a lot of people know that." It has no Nazi overtones, so why worry? I didn't bother to go and watch, but from the size of the crowds it seems to generate a lot of enthusiasm.

 

[Lee Lifeson-Peart]

I didn't bother to go and watch, but from the size of the crowds it seems to generate a lot of enthusiasm.

The 1936 Olympics?

 

[crossref]

Am I the only one who is already bored rigid by the Olympics?

a topic on which we agree!

the Olympics is a festival of unpopular sports.