伦敦奥运会的火炬传递运动正在进行，主办方似乎不满足于传统的陆地传递，又想出一个新点子。7月7日，奥运火炬来到了英国赫特福德郡的皮划艇会场，皮划队员们一面在湍急的水流中奋力划船，一面高举着火炬不被大浪打湿。但是，原本设计有防水功能的火炬还是吃不消四溅的水花，几次熄火，令围观群众又笑又气。

London's Olympic torch relay movement is ongoing，Organizers don't seem to meet with the traditional land transfer，And come up with a new idea。July 7，The Olympic torch arrived in England of hertfordshire, kayak the meeting，Skin players in a row of the rapid flow to the boat，The torch was not held a big wave hit wet。but，Originally have waterproof function design of the torch or unable to four splash splash，Several flameout，The crowd to laugh and gas。

　　事后，伦敦奥组委一位女发言人表示，火炬熄灭是由于燃烧器故障导致的。她还指出，火炬熄灭在奥运历史上也并非罕见，在极端大风的天气等情况下都有可能发生。这次火炬熄灭事件已经不是英国火炬传递中出现的第一个“插曲”了。就在5月19日火炬传递的第一天，火炬离开起点兰兹角后没多久，一名怀揣不明物的当地民众试图接近一名火炬手，但未等其得逞便被火炬护卫手制服。

After the event，The London organizing committee a spokeswoman said，The torch is due to malfunction caused burner put out。And she points out that，The torch go out in Olympic history is not unusual，In extreme wind weather conditions are likely to happen。The event has not put out the torch relay of the British appear first“episode”the。On May 19, the first day of the torch relay，The torch left Abram starting point not long after this Angle，A carries the local people trying to unknown things close to a runner，But before the torch attendants hand succeed and uniform。