PHOTO OF THE DAY August 06, 2012

Big Ben

Big Ben

Image courtesy of: REUTERS,Pascal Lauene

On August 5, 2012, British sailing legend Ben Ainslie, the flag bearer who lit the Olympic flame, won his 4th gold medal in the Finn class.

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