Friday May 24, 2013




'Mutually agreeable solution' reached on who will light the London cauldron at Olympics


People walk near the Olympic Stadium at the Olympic Park in London, Thursday, July 19, 2012. Opening Ceremonies for the London Olympics will be held Friday July 27. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

LONDON - The decision on who will light the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics has been made, apparently.

British Olympic Association chief executive Andy Hunt says he and London organizing committee counterpart Paul Deighton have come to a "mutually agreeable solution."

Hunt, however, would not identify who will get the honour, but pledged that "it will be a 'wow' moment."

Hunt also says that Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle, the man behind Friday's opening ceremony, has also tried to influence the decision by making recommendations.

Hunt says "we can chose to support or not to support the recommendations."


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