Who will light the torch tonight inside the stadium?

[jackanada]

It's not convincing at all to me. There are no records or substantiation of the validity of the record, just the writer's suggestion of how they might have measured the distance and accurately timed the race. Chances are that both aspects were inaccurate, however if the writer were to suggest this then it would be a crap article.

There are records, he didn't just make it up, and he addresses the issue of measuring distance and time and how other records demonstrate that these were very likely to be accurate, obviously this is a shortened version of his work for publication in a newspaper so I appreciate it is not fully referenced and appended with statistical analysis.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

You do all realise Beckham has catagorically said he doesn't want to do it as he is not even an olympian?

 

[Simster]

It's not convincing at all to me. There are no records or substantiation of the validity of the record, just the writer's suggestion of how they might have measured the distance and accurately timed the race. Chances are that both aspects were inaccurate, however if the writer were to suggest this then it would be a crap article.

Exactly. #brunswick

 

[Guy Fawkes]

If its got to be a former Olympian then it has to be Eddie 'the eagle' Edwards

 

[kevtherev]

It should be someone who sums up all what Britain stands for at the moment..

The Auld Slapper,
Wayne Slob,
Mikey "the pikey" Carroll.

 

[willow147]

Her Majesty the Queen.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I've been given some information that I probably shouldn't divulge. The person who has been chosen is quite well known around here, infact I believe he has posted on this forum a few times. He has recently been building up his profile via social media. The person I can exclusively reveal is................

This guy?

 

[Questions]

4th in the 1952 1500 metres ? Should he really be the man ?

 

[jaywalker]

I'd go for Eddy the Eagle or that little swimmer who cried.

 

[element]

Just a thought, but why is the opening ceremony starting at 9pm? Missed opportunity to start it at twelve minutes past eight, or 20:12

 

[wunt be druv]

I think it will be a Norman Wisdom look-alike act who keeps falling on his arse as he comically attempts to light the flame.

 

[public school boy]

Gary Glitter

 

[Los Che]

Hey guys,I would love to see Del Boy & Rodney tonight with torch,but thats not going to happen

 

[Westdene Wonder]

Not bothered, I have seen enough torches to last a lifetime,every day we see the torch in various parts of the country,Coe went on record as saying if you did not get a ticket then turn out to watch the flame,the hell i will

 

[John Bumlick]

You do all realise Beckham has catagorically said he doesn't want to do it as he is not even an olympian?

yeah but that's Beckham doing the right thing so it will barely be acknowledged here.

 

[wellquickwoody]

Should be a local celebrity with a bit of history..........Ladies and Gentlemen, please upstanding for................Mr William Gardener!