Olympic torch News
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The 2012 Olympic Flame is to be lit on Thursday May 10 in Ancient Olympia, site of the very first Olympics. The Olympic Torch Relay across Greece will be completed on May 17 when the torch will arrive at Athens’ Kallimarmaro stadium.
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Dunfermline -
Callum O'Donnell from West Fife Fencing club is to carry the Olympic torch through Maybole (South of Ayr) on June 8. Ken Rose, founder of West Fife Fencing Club and well renowned coach is also carrying the olympic torch through Cupar on June 12.
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Supporters of the Belfast dog Lennox, held captive for euthanasia, demand that Belfast be denied the honor of the Olympic Torch unless it releases Lennox.
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The London Olympic torch relay has been planned and its path will see the Olympic flame cover over 1,000-miles and take on most of Britain's iconic and famous landmarks.
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Vancouver -
The Olympic Torch is on home ground and the games are set to begin. Tens of thousands turned out on city routes to cheer the Olympic Torch and the city broke out in celebration with parties planned by the mayor of Vancouver.
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The Olympic Flame passed through Guelph, Ontario today. The one-hour event saw the torch cross Guelph from the west end to downtown and then east heading out of Guelph.
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A photojournalist was sent to hospital in Toronto after being pushed to the ground during the Olympic torch relay. The Toronto Star journalist was said to be dazed and had difficulty talking after the security team in charge of the relay shoved him.
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The infamous Olympic torch ran through Toronto on Thursday passing by thousands of Torontonians celebrating the Canadian Olympic team.
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Online petition "Terry Fox's mother to light the flame at the 2010 Olympics" surpasses 79,000 members on Thursday night and supporters for the cause are still pouring in.
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Two Canadians wanting to be part of the torch run on May 2 are out of luck in Hong Kong. The Chinese nation has been banned for Tsering Lama, 24, from Toronto, and Kate Woznow, 27, formerly of Vancouver. They were part of a group of seven denied entry.
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Olympic torch Headlines
The London Olympic torch wins the prestigious Design of the Year award 2012.
Will.i.am, a judge on the programme The Voice, has carried the Olympic torch in Taunton.
Dozens of Olympic torches are appearing for sale online as torchbearers prepare to part with their running memento.
About 100,000 people thronged the streets to see the first day of the torch relay.
A full dress rehearsal of the Olympic torch relay is being staged on an 80-mile section from Leicester to Peterborough.
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