Akshay Kumar will be torch bearer from India for 2010 Winter Olympics
Bollywood’s International Khiladi Akshay Kumar has gone international alright. The actor who is the brand ambassador for the from India for the Special Olympics World Winter Games for the past three years has been made the torchbearer of the prestigious the 2010 Winter Olympic Games at Vancouver in Canada. The actor is over the moon to have been chosen for such an honorable position flagging off the most revered sportsmanship event in the world.
This news comes right after Akshay was bestowed with the Katana — a high Japanese honour in Karate, only to be presented with the torch by Canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper in Mumbai on November 16. Akki is also a Canadian citizen and has hailed Canada as one of his most favourite places in the world. A source close to the event adds, ‘Akshay will fly to Canada for the games which are held from January 30 to February 14, 2010. At a high power and exclusive lunch for 50 CEOs of prominent tourism companies, the Canadian PM will introduce Akshay as the sole torch bearer from India for the Olympics.The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) will bring the Olympic Torch to the luncheon.’ This is also the first time an exception is being made and the Olympic Torch will be presented to an actor and not a sportsperson.
The source further adds, ‘A sitting head of the state invites someone from another nation to represent their country. This is a very huge honour for Akshay and he rightly deserves it.’ Also our very own Indian skiers Tashi Lundup and Jamyang Namgial have qualified for the Winter Olympics.
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