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LONDON, July 26: Muhammad Ali was the star of a London charity gala on Wednesday that set off the Olympic party season — though with a gentle jog rather than an A-list burst out of the blocks.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie failed to put in a much-anticipated appearance on the red carpet at the Sports for Peace fundraiser, where attendance started at 2,500 pounds ($3,900) a head.
Sports figures including Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, tennis star Boris Becker and boxer Wladimir Klitschko, along with British celebs such as rocker Bob Geldof attended the party and dinner at the Victoria and Albert Museum in honour of the 70-year-old boxing icon.—AP
