Who should light the Olympic torch?

[craarc]

roger bannister

 

[PhillyDee]

Piers Morgan should be dressed as a the biker from The Village People, set on fire and loaded into a day-glo trebuchet by a team of scantily-clad cheer-leaders. Then he should be hurled into the air to arc beautifully through a series of five giant Olympic hoops, a red white & blue smoke trail being emitted behind him, before a remotely-triggered explosive attached to his backside shatters him into a million incandescent sparks. The gently falling sparks flutter down like fireflies in the night, eventually igniting the torch below. This is the least he owes us.

YES!

 

[Nexus]

It should be a British athlete who competeed in the last London Olymplics.

I like this idea.

However, the Gold Medal winners in 1948 were all sports that involved a pair, so wouldn't be a single person.

I think it really has to either be a top sportsperson with an Olympic heritage or somebody who is regarded as a current hopeful for bringing home gold.

While you could have royalty or a politician such as Boris involved, I think it makes far more sense that its an athlete in the spirt of what the event is supposed to be about.

 

[Cosimo]

Boris Johnson after a couple of pints.

He should do it on his bike wearing a toga and a laurel wreath.

 

[Woden]

Me.

I shall bend over, trousers down and fart over the flame to light the torch behind it.

 

[Weebull]

me

Him.

 

[markweatherill]

A Hitler lookalike.

 

[StonedPenguin]

Him.

You.

 

[prashantnew]

The safest option is Redgrave. Someone at work said Becks, don't get me wrong, I like Becks, but no way should he be lighting the torch!

Should be a previous Olympic Champion in my opinion.

 

[emmjaybee]

Katie Price then when the flames lit all her plastic can melt away and her with it.

 

[kiel367]

jim royal by lighting a fart

 

[j0s]

Just for some well off 'celeb' sports people can earn some medals and sponsorship deals.

What about the athletes that are not well off? They get a small grant to provide help with training costs; But travelling, competition cost,(when not competing for GB) and living costs are usually funded by the athlete or sponsors if they have any

 

[Nexus]

The safest option is Redgrave. Someone at work said Becks, don't get me wrong, I like Becks, but no way should he be lighting the torch!

Should be a previous Olympic Champion in my opinion.

The fact he also lit the torch cauldron when it arrived in the UK and to some extent him being left out of Team GB is why it won't be Becks.

 

[robfosters]

Whoever does it, no flame lighting will ever beat the Barcelona archer in 1992. That was immense. The Beijing wall runner weren't bad either.

 

[Judgeneo]

Ozzy.

 

[Nexus]

Ozzy.

Is he even a British citizen anymore?

 

[The_One]

Sir chris hoy

 

[Judgeneo]

Is he even a British citizen anymore?

I haven't heard anything otherwise

 

[Nexus]

It was the fact they live in the US that made me say it. On looking into it, Sharon has dual citizenship.

 

[HangTime]

Should be Deng that British basketball player who plays for Chicago Bulls, slam dunk the flame to light it.