EIIR
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The torch relay should have been for local people who did community work or exceptional deeds etc NO celebrities etc especially those with no revelance to our counrty ... ie Will.I.Am
In a perfect world world, this would be what happens, but we don't live in a perfect world. The torch relay has been hugely expensive and has been bankrolled, in large part, by Coca-Cola and Samsung. They will have been given the right to choose some, if not most, of the runners. The celebrities are crucial to ensure that media coverage is maximised and that the corporate sponsors get their money's worth. That sums up the modern Olympics unfortunately.
You may feel Will.i.am has no relevance to our country, but I'll bet the young people across the UK who will benefit as a result of his huge donation to the Prince's Trust would beg differ.
The idea that Frederik was asked because he's a 'sportsman' is laughable. Millions of people all over the country take part in sport on a daily basis, Frederik is not special in that regard. From what I've read elsewhere, his record as an IOC member has been fairly mediocre also.