Torch relay feature - Southwark Life (Summer 2012)

Come on
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See your local torchbearers carry the Olympic
Flame the day before the Games start
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across Britain before
it makes its way to the
Olympic Stadium on
27 July. It will also be
carried by 8,000 torchbearers in
two months and go through 470
local authority areas.
On 26 July, Southwark is
fortunate enough to host the
Olympic Flame as it travels
across the Millennium Bridge,
past Shakespeare’s Globe,
down to Bricklayers Arms, and
then the Old Kent Road before
the convoy stop for lunch at
Harris Academy in Peckham
before continuing on through
Camberwell.
Fun facts about the
Olympic torch
• Its triangular shape signifies the three times
London has hosted the Games – 1908, 1948, 2012.
• It was designed by BarberOsgerby in Hackney and
is made out of aluminium making it the lightest
torch ever made.
• The flame is able to withstand an altitude of
4,500 ft above sea level.
• The torch is 80cm in height, weighs 1 kilo and
burns for at least 10 minutes.
• The average distance someone will carry the
torch is 300 metres.
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The torch will be carried by 15
torchbearers who were nominated
because of their significant
contributions to communities
throughout the world and sports. They
are: Xiemar Lopez, Ifeyinwa Egesi,
Adam Grodecki, Frank Fredericks,
Nawal El Moutawakel, Dom Goggins,
Lisa Woodman, Richard Reynolds,
Rachael Sillars, Ahmed Jalloh, Sharon
Coleman, Timothy Denyer, Dong Tran,
Sterling Muschet and Kevin Steward.
You can find the torch relay route on
the next page by visiting our website
where you will also find videos of our
torchbearers telling their story and
explaining why it’s an honour that
they were nominated.
www.southwark.gov.uk/London2012
Nawal El
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Nawal will be carrying the torch through
Southwark. She won the 1984 gold medal for
the 400m hurdles representing Morocco. She is
the first female Muslim born in Africa to win an
Olympic gold medal.
Nawal is also a
member of the
International
Olympic Committee
and was president
of the evaluation
commission for the
selection of London
as the host city for
the 2012 Games.
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