Stephanie Rice debuts new Olympics tattoo on Twitter

Melbourne, August 17 (ANI): Australian swimming star Stephanie Rice has tweeted photographs of her new tattoo in honour of the London Olympic Games.

The 24-year-old had the words "London 2012" inked under a previous tattoo she got after swimming at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, the Daily Telegraph reported.

Asked by a follower on the micro-blogging website if getting the new tattoo was painful, Rice said it was "extremely...but so worth it."

Rice has over 96,000 followers on Twitter and is a prolific tweeter, last month she made headlines after she posted a risque photograph of herself in a black and white bikini. (ANI)