British sailing hero Ben Ainslie kicked off the torch relay for
the 2012 London Olympics with a stroll through teary, flag-waving
crowds who cheered the arrival of the flame to Britain.
The Olympic flame began a 70-day journey around the United Kingdom
on Saturday after landing on British soil for the first time since
1948 ahead of London 2012.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that he is eager to
attend the Olympic Games in London to support Iranian athletes but
that Britain doesn't want to host him.
Israeli officials were angry Thursday after the International
Olympic Committee denied their request to hold a special tribute to
the 11 Israeli team members killed by Palestinian terrorists at the
1972 Munich Games.
Tanned and toned athletes in eye-popping outfits will compete for Olympic medals outside the British prime minister's famous Downing Street home, but it's government workers, not the U.K. leader, who will get the VIP view.
