Olympic flame arrived in London on Friday following a 63-day trip around the British Isles.
Final leg of the journey said the flame made a helicopter visit from the town of Guildford to the historic Tower of London, where a member of the Royal Marines (Martin Williams) abseiled down into the Tower, where it was taken by Athens 1,500m and 800m double gold medal winner, Kelly Holmes.The flame will now visit every London's borough before finally arriving at the Olympic Stadium for the opening ceremony on July 27.
Fauja Singh, the world's oldest marathon runner at 101, will be running the Olympic torch through the streets of east London later on Saturday.Singh, who carried the torch in Athens eight years ago, was born in Punjab in 1911 and has been stayed in UK since 1992.He ran his first marathon at the age of 89 and has since completed six London marathons.
Final leg of the journey said the flame made a helicopter visit from the town of Guildford to the historic Tower of London, where a member of the Royal Marines (Martin Williams) abseiled down into the Tower, where it was taken by Athens 1,500m and 800m double gold medal winner, Kelly Holmes.The flame will now visit every London's borough before finally arriving at the Olympic Stadium for the opening ceremony on July 27.
Fauja Singh, the world's oldest marathon runner at 101, will be running the Olympic torch through the streets of east London later on Saturday.Singh, who carried the torch in Athens eight years ago, was born in Punjab in 1911 and has been stayed in UK since 1992.He ran his first marathon at the age of 89 and has since completed six London marathons.
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