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Earlier in February, The London
Organising Committee of the
Olympic and Paralympic Games
(LOCOG) announced the details of
the lighting of the Olympic Flame
for the London 2012 Olympic
Games on 10th May, and its arrival
into the UK on 18th May. The
Flame will travel around the UK
for 70 days on the Olympic Torch
Relay from 19th May to 27th July,
presented by Coca-Cola, Lloyds TSB
and Samsung.
Organised by the Hellenic Olympic
Committee (HOC), the Olympic Flame
will be lit mid-morning (BST) on 10th May
using the sun's rays at the Temple of Hera
in Olympia, in a traditional hour-long
ceremony, among the historic ruins of the
home of the ancient Games.
From the Lighting Ceremony in Olympia,
the HOC will take the Olympic Flame on
an eight-day relay around Greece before
arriving at the Panathenaic Stadium
in Athens on 17th May for the official
Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony.
During an early evening (BST) hourlong
ceremony, the Olympic Flame
will be handed over to a London 2012
representative.
The Greek leg of the Torch Relay will
showcase the beauty and history of the
Greek mainland and islands to the world.
The second Torchbearer on the first day
and the penultimate Torchbearer on the
last day of the Greek leg will be chosen by
London 2012. Both Torchbearers will be
inspirational people from the UK whose
names will be confirmed nearer the time.
British Airways, the official airline partner
of the London 2012 Games and Supporter
of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay,
will carry the Olympic Flame on board
flight ‘BA2012’ - a gold-liveried aircraft
from Athens into the UK on 18th May. The
specially chartered Airbus 319 will also
transport the official delegation of UK
representatives to and from the Athens
Handover Ceremony.
As the Olympic Flame is classified as
a symbolic flame, it is permitted to be
carried on board an aircraft subject
to special authorisation from the Civil
Aviation Authority. The Flame will travel in
a ceremonial lantern that is secured in a
specially designed cradle which is, in turn,
firmly fixed to its seat on the plane using
a secure holding device. The lantern is
designed so the Olympic Flame can burn
safely for up to 30 hours.
The Flame will arrive into the UK at RNAS
Culdrose, near Helston in Cornwall early
evening (BST) of 18th May. In addition
to being close to the start point of the
Torch Relay at Land’s End, the arrival at
RNAS Culdrose acknowledges the vital
contribution that maritime and coastal
search and rescue services undertake
for our island nation. RNAS Culdrose,
home to most of the Navy’s Merlin and
Sea King helicopter squadrons that are
supporting operations around the world,
also offers a beautiful Cornish setting in
which an estimated 1000 guests, media
and members of the local community are
expected to welcome the Olympic Flame.
On the morning of 19th May, the Olympic
Flame will then travel from RNAS Culdrose
to Land’s End ready for the start of the
London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay. The
Olympic Flame will travel 8,000 miles
across the UK to within 10 miles of 95%
of the population; 8,000 Torchbearers will
carry the Olympic Flame for approximately
300 metres each, passing the Olympic
Flame from torch to torch until it reaches
the Olympic Stadium on the eve of 27th
July.
For further information, please visit
www.london2012.com
Find out the latest from London 2012
HQ on the official blog
http://blog.london2012.com
or follow them on Twitter:
@London 2012
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