| 2012 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC • BOA • LOCOG |
The 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay will be run from 19 May 2012 until 27 July 2012, prior to the 2012 Summer Olympics. Plans for the relay have been further developed in 2010/11, with the torch bearer selection process announced on 18 May 2011.[1] The torch relay will arrive on 18 May 2012 from Greece.[2] The relay will last 70 days, with 66 evening celebrations, six Island Visits with about 8,000 people carrying the torch 300 m (330 yd) each, starting from Land's End in Cornwall.[3] The torch will have one day outside of the United Kingdom when it will visit Dublin on June 6 subject to IOC approval.[4]The relay will focus on: National Heritage Sites, locations and venues with sporting significance, key sporting events, schools registered with the Get Set School Network, green spaces and biodiversity, Live Sites (city locations with large screens), festivals and other events.[5]
The torch relay will help with the 2012 legacy, by bringing the Olympics to within 1 hour of 95% of the UK population. It will help the London 2012 Olympic Legacy by getting school children, local celebrities and local people involved.
Following a three month tour by LOCOG, local authorities submitted ideas to regional government and LOCOG by May 2010, such as Oxfordshire.[6] However some counties such as Somerset declined to enter ideas on grounds of costs such as road closures, citing costs of up to £300,000.[7]
On 26 May 2010 the start date of the Torch Relay was announced, along with three sponsors – presenting partners – Coca-Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung. The torchbearer public nomination campaign, announced on 18 May 2011, called 'Moment to Shine', gives people across the UK the chance to be involved in the countdown to the start of the London 2012 Games.[8]
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The Olympic Torch was made of Aluminum alloy skin, perforated by 8,000 circles representing the inspirational stories of the 8,000 Torchbearers who will carry the Olympic Flame, The circles also help ensure heat is quickly dissipated, without being conducted down the handle, and providing extra grip. The triangular-shaped torch represents:
The colour of torch will be gold; this represents the qualities of the Olympic Flame – the brightness and the warmth of the light that it shines. The torch was designed by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby. It stands 800mm high, tested to withstand all weather conditions. The mass production of the Torches will start at the end of 2011.
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19 May: Land's End |
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3 June: Portrush |
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8 June: Glasgow |
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14 June: Alnwick |
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5 July: Ipswich |
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14 July: Southampton |
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16 July: Brighton and Hove |
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21 July: Waltham Forest |