Amitabh Bachchan carries the Olympic torch in London
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan carried the Olympic Torch in London at Southwark on Thursday, a day before the opening ceremony of the Games.
The 69-year-old actor, in a white tracksuit, covered his 300-metre leg partly jogging and partly walking, waving to the hundreds of cheering fans who lined the streets. The final-day relay of the Olympic flame stretched 32.7 miles and included legendary personalities from all over the world and all walks of life, including Lawrence Dallaglio, Lewis Moody, Jim Anderson, Phil Packer, Darren Fitzpatrick and Tom Davis.
Bachchan was specially invited by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games — an invitation he said came from its chairman, Lord Sebastian Coe.
Bachchan, 69, had announced his participation on Twitter the evening before: "OK!! HERE IT IS: Have been invited by London Olympic Organizing Committee to carry the torch in the relay tomorrow ... Honored to be asked to carry the Olympic Torch in London at Southwark around 10:30 AM !! A proud moment for me and country."
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