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Torchbearer 012 Daniel Mccubbin holds the Olympic Flame inside St Pancras International Railway Station during Day 69 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.
Olympic Flame passes iconic London landmarks on penultimate day of Olympic Torch Relay The Olympic Flame passed iconic landmarks including Buckingham Palace and St. Paul’s Cathedral on the penultimate day of the London 2012 Torch Relay, as it travelled through the British capital ahead of Friday’s Opening Ceremony.
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Olympic Flame visits “the home of football”
Olympic Flame visits “the home of football” The Olympic Flame visited Wembley Stadium – the iconic home of English football – on day 68 of the London 2012 Torch Relay, as it continues its journey around the host city ahead of the Opening Ceremony on Friday.
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“Magic moment” for Torchbearer Johnson at Stonehenge
“Magic moment” for Torchbearer Johnson at Stonehenge Four-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Johnson kicked off day 55 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay at Stonehenge and described carrying the Olympic flame around the ancient landmark as a “magic moment”. The American sprinter – who won 4x400m gold in Barcelona in 1992, 200m and 400m gold in Atlanta in 1996, and 400m gold in Sydney in 2000 – was the first Torchbearer of the day, carrying the Flame at sunrise.
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Torch Relay visits Olympic mountain bike course on Day 49
Torch Relay visits Olympic mountain bike course on Day 49 The Olympic Flame visited Hadleigh Farm – the venue for this summer’s Olympic mountain bike events – as it made its way from Ipswich to Chelmsford on day 49 of the London 2012 Torch Relay. The day began on the balcony of Christchurch Mansion House, in Ipswich, where promising 18-year-old athlete Emily Rogers was the first Torchbearer of the day. She then handed the Flame on to Paralympian Kevin Curtis, who won a sailing gold medal in the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games.
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