(PRWEB) July 02, 2012
On Monday 2 July, the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay presented by Coca-Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung will travel 100.95 miles through 16 communities on its journey from Coventry to Leicester.
On 2 July the Relay will travel 100.95 miles
135 Torchbearers will carry the Flame
Evening celebration to take place at Abbey Park, Leicester
Images from today can be downloaded here
On Monday 2 July, the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay presented by Coca-Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung will travel 100.95 miles through 16 communities on its journey from Coventry to Leicester.
The Relay will travel through the following communities: Coventry, Rugby, Dunchurch, Northampton, Wellingborough, Isham, Kettering, Geddington, Corby, Dingley, Market Harborough, Lubenham, Foxton, Kibworth Harcourt, Oadby, Leicester.
Highlights for today include:
At 07.08 the Flame will visit Coventry Cathedral when the first Torchbearer of the day - Ali Abdillahi - will run through the grounds of the Cathedral. Ali has been nominated by Coventry City Council for his sporting and educational achievements.
During the day, the Flame will also visit Althorp House in Northampton and Coventry City Football Club.
At 16.08 the Flame will be taken on a canal boat at Foxton Locks by David Willson, 48 from Hollowell. David spends his time volunteering and serving others and is hoping to encourage hundreds of families around the London area to host 1000 Olympic and Paralympic Family members in their homes for free during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. These families would not otherwise be able to afford to come to the Games and see their relatives compete. This program has already received the LOCOG Inspire Mark and the goal is to have this program implemented at all future games.
The last Torchbearer of the day - Phil Fuller - was nominated by Leicester City Council. Phil is fully committed to changing the lives of other young people in Leicester. He is the elected representative for the Children in Care Council for Leicester. Phil has played a vital role in the setting up of the Children in Care Council, and the development of the Children In Care Council Pledge. This pledge has now gone live across the City. Phil has grown from strength to strength as a representative of young people in the City in particular representing a very vulnerable section of society.
The evening celebration will take place in Abbey Park, Leicester. The celebration will feature a variety of entertainment staged by LOCOG and the three Presenting Partners of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay - Coca-Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung.
The line-up includes music from Morning Parade, a dance troupe who will provide a unique fusion of street performance, theatre and sport and dance act Twist and Pulse.
The Philharmonia will present a special performance of Bamboozled, a high energy, audience participation piece featuring Leicester schools accompanied by a specially recorded video performance by the orchestra.
Towards the end of the two-hour show, the last Torchbearer of the day Phil Fuller - will light a celebration cauldron on stage at the event which will enable the Olympic Flame to be seen by the audience.
James Williams, Director, Olympic Torch Relay, Coca-Cola Northwest Europe & Nordics, said: Today, more Coca-Cola Future Flames will help us celebrate the forty-fifth day of our amazing journey, including Paul Davies and Niall Graham who carry the Olympic Flame in Northampton and Corby. We will also get everyone to Move to the Beat tonight as we bring Morning Parade to the stage in Leicester.
Sally Hancock, Director, London 2012 Partnership at Lloyds Banking Group, said: We are proud to be bringing the excitement of London 2012 to communities along the route of the Olympic Torch Relay. Lloyds TSB is creating as many opportunities as possible for people in the Midlands and Leicestershire to get involved as the Olympic Flame passes their door. Were calling on everyone to cheer on their local Lloyds TSB Torchbearers extraordinary people like Robert Gomez and Lucy Davies, carrying the Flame in Lubenham and Leicester. The Lloyds TSB Flame Followers will also light up the route ahead of the Flame, before their Flame Followers Spectacular performance in Leicester tonight.
Sunny Hwang, Vice President & Head of Global Sports Marketing, Samsung Electronics, said: "Samsung's Olympic Torch Relay campaign shares the Olympic spirit and encourages everyone to take part in London 2012. Samsung has offered an inspiring opportunity to people around the world to carry the Olympic Flame, as part of our ambition to make London 2012 Everyone's Olympic Games."
Torchbearer highlights:
Timothy Don, 34, who is carrying the Flame in Coventry. Since his 1st place position in the 1998 World Junior Triathlon Championships, Tim Don has been one of Britains most consistently successful athletes. He is the only British athlete that has competed in all three Olympic triathlons since its inclusion in Sydney 2000 (Sydney Athens, and Beijing), but the highlight was winning the 2006 World Title in Lausanne. He also has seven ITU World Cup wins to his name.
Jaime Halsey, 32, who is carrying the Flame in Leicester. Jaime has over 17 years experience competing internationally in the sport of trampoline gymnastics competing at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney where trampolining made its Olympic debut. Since retiring from competition Jaime has stayed involved coaching and mentoring of current athletes. Jaime joined the BOA Athletes Commission in 2011
Paul Davies, 26, who is carrying the Flame in Northampton and is from Northampton. Selected through the Coca-Cola Future Flames programme, Paul's two best friends were tragically shot dead in 2011. To celebrate their name, Paul has established a charity to inspire young people to be a positive force for good in their communities. The charity, Always a Chance, raised over
Orignal From: Day 45: Olympic Flame to Visit Foxton Locks and Coventry Cathedral on Journey from Coventry to Leicester
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