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If you were in two minds as to whether
the Church of England should 'get into the spirit' of the 2012 London
Olympics (27th July to 12th August, Paralympics 29th August to
9th September), take a look at the facts.
A total of 26 sports in 38 disciplines (20 sports and 21
disciplines for Paralympics) will gather millions of people to
three arenas in the Olympic Park in Stratford in East London and
other venues, such as Wimbledon, Wembley Stadium and the O2 - some
9.2 million tickets were made available.
Many millions more will watch the Olympics on television or the
Internet.
The Olympic Torch Relay route has been planned so
that the Flame will come within 10 miles of 95 per cent of people
in the UK.
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FOLLOW THE OLYMPIC FLAME
Thursday 17 May - Olympic Flame
handover to London 2012
Following its eight-day relay around Greece, on Thursday
17 May at 5pm the Olympic Flame will be handed over to London 2012
in the official Handover Ceremony, taking place in the Panathenaic
Stadium, Athens. HRH The Princess Royal and LOCOG Chair Seb Coe
will attend as part of the London 2012 delegation.
Friday 18 May - Flight 'BA2012' lands
in the UK
The Olympic Flame will board a special chartered British
Airways aircraft, flight 'BA2012', from Athens to Royal Naval Air
Station Culdrose, Cornwall. A ceremonial cauldron will be lit on
the airfield at Culdrose. The arrival of the Olympic Flame will be
broadcast live in an hour-long Olympic Flame Special on BBC One's
The One Show from 7pm.
Saturday 19 May - Olympic Torch Relay
begins
At 7.08am on Saturday 19 May, British Olympic gold
medallist Ben Ainslie sets off from Land's End as the first
inspirational Torchbearer in the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.
The Flame's 70-day journey of the UK, Isle of Man, Guernsey and
Jersey, will travel to within ten miles of 95 per cent of the
population.
Follow the Flame
You can follow the Olympic Flame on its 70-day journey in
a number of ways:
1) Online at www.london2012.com/olympictorchrelay;
2) On Facebook on the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay Facebook page;
or
3) On Twitter by following @London2012 and using the
#London2012TorchRelay and #Linethestreets hash tags
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