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The 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from 19 May until 27 July, prior to the London 2012 Summer Olympics. The torch bearer selection process was announced on 18 May 2011. [1] As well as touring the United Kingdom the schedule included the three crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man, and also the Republic of Ireland.
The Olympic torch relay is the ceremonial relaying of the Olympic flame from Olympia, Greece, to the site of an Olympic Games. It was introduced at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, as a way for Adolf Hitler to highlight the Nazi claim of Aryan connections of Germany to Greece. [1] It has taken place prior to every Games since.
Simplified route of the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay, by CMG Lee. Note: The curve does not follow the actual route but merely indicates the progress of the torch through the cities and towns labelled as follows (marker background colour indicates the day of week: Red=Monday, Orange=Tuesday, Yellow=Wednesday, Green=Thursday, Blue=Friday ...
On 18 April 2005, at Leeds Crown Court, ... During the 2012 Summer Olympics Camblesforth was a relay point for the Olympic Torch. [14] Governance
The 2012 Cultural Olympiad was a programme of cultural events across the United Kingdom that accompanied the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. It included 500 events nationwide throughout the UK, spread over four years and culminating in the London 2012 Festival. The Cultural Olympiad's programmes included: Artists Taking the ...
On 5 July 2012 he was a Torchbearer as part of the Olympic Torch Relay. [6] He was the first leg of Day 48 and started on top of Norwich Castle. He then carried the torch down inside the castle and round the walls before passing the flame on as it travelled towards Ipswich.
On 20 June 2012, 6115 participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay taking it from York to Thirsk. It had been planned that the Olympic torch would be taken by LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman. However, due to the engine's overhaul over-running due to additional problems being found with the engine, which prevented it from taking the ...
0–9. 1936 Summer Olympics torch relay; 1940 Summer Olympics torch relay; 1948 Summer Olympics torch relay; 1952 Summer Olympics torch relay; 1952 Winter Olympics torch relay