The Prototype Design For The London 2012 Olympic Torch Is Unveiled
Author: alice Date: 14 November, Category: Fact, Visits 2525
LOCOG Chair and former Olympian Lord Sebastian Coe holds a prototype design of the new golden Olympic Torch during its unveiling at St Pancras Station on June 8, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
In this undated handout image released on June 8, 2011 by the The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG), the London 2012 Olympic Torch prototype is pictured. The 70-day Olympic Torch Relay will take the Olympic Flame on an 8,000 mile journey across the UK next summer. From Lands End on May 19, 2012 an average of 110 people a day will carry the Olympic Flame on its journey around the UK before arriving at the Olympic Stadium on July 27, 2012 for the lighting of the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony. The gold torch is 800mm tall, weighs 800 grams and is perforated by 8000 holes. (Photo by LOCOG via Getty Images)
Nicole Easy, 15, looks at the prototype design of the new golden Olympic torch during its unveiling at St Pancras Station on June 8, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)