New Delhi (PTI): British High Commissioner in India, Richard Stagg hosted an 'Olympic Flag Handover' ceremony here to mark the official handing over of the Olympic flag from Beijing to next host city London.

The event at the British High Commission also marked the beginning of the effort to achieve one million Indian visitors to Britain in four years by 2012 London Olympics under VisitBritain.

Stagg said London is determined to show that it is a worthy host for the Olympics for the third time in its history.

"It's the start of four busy years, culminating in a great Olympic Games in London in 2012. London is the only city ever to be awarded the Games three times. We are determined to show that London is 100 per cent worthy of this great honour," Stagg said last night.

All overseas missions celebrated the handover event along with more than 400 venues across the of the United Kingdom.

The handover event in New Delhi was organised by VisitBritain in association with Visit London, British Airways and Cutty Sark.