Uri Geller: I Stopped Olympic Flame

Psychic Uri Geller claims he caused the Olympic flame to get stuck as it was winched to the top of Stadium Australia during the opening ceremony.

Geller said he had concentrated his mind to make the cauldron of flames appear to stall on its journey after being lit by Australian Cathy Freeman.The mechanism carrying the steel bowl of flame appeared to stop at one point.

Reported by ITV Teletext on the 15/9/00

Webmasters personal note: During a trip to Uri's Home in August he said to me personally he had something special planned for the Olympics!