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Guessingwho will run the final stretch with the Olympic torch and lights the cauldron is always one of the highlights of the Games opening extravaganza. With the London Olympics fast approaching, Britons are happily combining two of their favorite pastimes: sports and betting.
高舉奧運火炬跑完最后一程并點燃開幕式圣火的人總是奧運開幕式的一大亮點。隨著倫敦奧運很快臨近，英國人正沉浸在他們最愛的消遣活動中：體育和打賭。
Withjust over a week to go, bookmakers are closing their books on the most popular bet so far: Who will light the flame at the opening ceremony on July 27.
距離開幕式還有一個星期，著作家們都想為這個最受歡迎的賭注畫上句號：誰會點燃7.27日奧運開幕式圣火。
Thebookmakers agree the clear favorite, with odds of 1/3, is Britain's most successful Olympian Steve Redgrave. The 50-year-old rower won gold medals at five consecutive Olympics from 1984 to 2000.
著作家們都看好史蒂夫·雷德格雷夫，認為他有1/3的幾率，史蒂夫·雷德格雷夫是英國最成功的運動員。這位50歲的漿手在1984年至2000年奧運期間連續5年獲得金牌。
Redgrave's main rivals appear to be Daley Thompson and Roger Bannister. Britain's best all-round athlete, Thompson won the Olympic decathlon title in Moscow in 1980 and Los Angeles in 1984.
雷德格雷夫的最大競爭對手是戴利·湯普森和羅杰·班尼斯特。湯普森是英國最著名的全能運動員，他曾在1980年和1984年分別獲得莫斯科奧運十項全能冠軍和洛杉磯奧運十項全能冠軍。
Bannistermade history in 1954 as the first man to run the four-minute mile, a barrier many had thought physically impossible.
1954年，班尼斯特作為4分鐘跑完一英里第一人創造了世界紀錄，而當時這一紀錄被認為是身體無法逾越的障礙。
MultiOlympic gold medalists Kelly Holmes, Ben Ainslie, and Chris Hoy are also in the picture.
多位奧運金牌獲得者凱莉·霍爾姆斯，本 安斯利以及克里斯霍伊都是這場游戲的有力競爭者。
