There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (00:24–00:38) 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
lighting of london 2012 olympic cauldron thomas heatherwick s olympic cauldron after being lit this section named after song smiths. motorboat driven david beckham arrived olympic flame via limehouse cut , lee navigation. steve redgrave lit torch on boat, , carried stadium through honour guard of 500 of construction workers had built olympic park. passed flame on team of 7 young people, each nominated famous british olympian convey games aim inspire generation . 6 of team athletes, , seventh volunteer young ambassador. the teenagers made lap of stadium, each carrying torch in turn, while alex trimble, lead singer of 2 door cinema club, performed caliban s dream dockhead choir, men aloud, elizabeth roberts, , esme smith. had been written ceremony rick smith of underworld. each young athlete greeted nominating olympian (watched 260 british medallists previous summer , winter games since london 1948) , presented own torch, lit flame. jogged through corridor between assembled athletes ...