Saturday, May 19, 2012

Olympic torch relay

  • The rain didnt bother Katerina Papamichail.
  • (Time)
  • London 2012 Olympic Games ambassador David Beckham reacts after lighting the Olympic torch with a cauldron after arriving at RNAS Culdrose base near Helston in Cornwall on May 18, 2012.
  • (Times of India)
  • ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION CULDROSE, England -- Even the wind cooperated Friday at this normally blustery naval station, remaining calm as David Beckham lit a celebratory cauldron and signaled the start of the 2012 London Olympics torch relay.
  • (ESPN)
  • The Olympic flame arrived in Britain from Greece on Friday to start a 70-day relay which will culminate in the opening ceremony of the London Games.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • Over 8,000 people will carry the Olympic torch around the UK after it starts its journey at 7AM on Saturday at Lands End in Cornwall.
  • (Daily Telegraph)
  • Three-time Olympic sailing champion Ben Ainslie kicked off the London 2012 Olympic torch relay from Lands End today.
  • (Daily Mirror)
  • The Olympic torch has started its 70-day journey across the UK from Lands End, the most southwesterly tip of mainland Britain. The flame arrived in Cornwall in spectacular fashion by helicopter - ready to light up every corner of the UK.
  • (Sky.com)
  • David Beckham describes the special flight from Athens with the Olympic Torch and how proud he is to be part of the Olympics.
  • (ITV)
  • David Beckham with the torch during the ceremony to mark the arrival of the Olympic flame, at RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall. Credit: PA Wire The Olympic Flame will today begin its 70-day tour of the UK.
  • (ITV)
  • So the Olympic torch has been lit (then relit when the wind blew it out). People have wept. And at 7am sharp on Saturday 19 May, the marathon 70-day, 8,000-mile relay around the four corners of Britain will begin, at Lands End in Cornwall.
  • (The Guardian)

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