The Torchbearers announced include those that were successful through the public nomination processes run by London 2012 and the three Presenting Partners, Coca-Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung.

Each Torchbearer has also had confirmed the details of what day and in which community they will be carrying the Flame with the majority of Torchbearers set to carry the Olympic Flame within an hour of their nomination address so family and friends can cheer them on.

The Torchbearers are listed by the community they are carrying the Olympic Flame in at www.london2012.com/olympictorchrelay together with a selection of their inspiring stories.

The remaining Torchbearers will be confirmed over the coming months.

The streets along which the Torchbearers will carry the Olympic Flame are also now available to view at www.london2012.com/olympictorchrelay to help communities plan for lining the route and business continuity, but the plans for the last two days in London will be confirmed in the next month.

"Today we bring the Olympic Torch Relay to life, with thousands of inspirational people from all over the UK being confirmed as Torchbearers," said London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe.

"We hope local communities come out and line the streets to cheer on the Torchbearers, and celebrate the Olympic Games coming to the UK."


The online map gives street-by-street details and the approximate start times for how and when the Flame will travel through over 1,000 villages, towns and cities in the United Kingdom that were announced at the end of last year.

Communities can view the journey of the Olympic Flame in detail now and can find out when it will be travelling along their nearest high street, through their town square or past their local village shop.

The map also gives details of the Olympic Flame's visit to Dublin on the morning of June 6, with the Torchbearers for the visit to the Irish capital to be confirmed in the coming month.

Meanwhile, the uniform that will be worn by the 8,000 Torchbearers is easy-to-wear and celebrates the important role they are playing in the Games.

The primary colour is white with grey and gold shards accenting the energy of the Olympic Flame at the shoulder and neckline.

Multiple gold shards are used at the elbow to focus the eye on the arm, with a final shard continuing down to the cuff and the hand holding the Torch.

It has been designed by London 2012 uniform in association with London 2012's official sportswear provider, adidas.

The Torch Relay Crew and Torch Security Team will also have a uniform each that will be put through their paces as part of the Dress Rehearsal test event on April 20.

The three uniforms work well together but clearly distinguish the different roles the wearers have.


"This is a big day in the Olympic preparations – the Torch Relay will now come to life for millions of people," said Mayor of London Boris Johnson (pictured third from left), who was here at the unveiling.

"The excitement will be increasingly infectious as people all over the UK now start to plan where they're going to go to see the Olympic Flame and cheer on local Torchbearers."

An average of 115 Torchbearers a day will carry the Olympic Flame during its 8,000 mile journey around the UK before it arrives at the Olympic Stadium on July 27 for the lighting of the Cauldron at the Opening Ceremony.

The Flame will travel through over 1,000 communities on a variety of different methods of transport, including by boat, cable car, hot air balloon, bicycle, motorbike and horseback.

Additionally, it will pass many monuments, historic venues and sites of regional, national and international interest.

Further details about all these moments will be revealed in the run up to the Relay, while the three Presenting Partners expressed their excitement at the latest announcements.

"With just a few short weeks to go before the Olympic Flame arrives in the UK, we're really excited to be confirming every single one of the inspirational Coca-Cola Future Flames who will be bearing the Torch as the Relay makes its way all over the country, spreading the magic of London 2012 as it goes," said James Williams, director of the Olympic Torch Relay at The Coca-Cola Company.

"Now everyone knows exactly where the Relay will be, they can get ready to line the streets and celebrate their local Future Flames.


Sally Hancock, 2012 partnership and group sponsorship director at Lloyds Banking Group, said: "The Olympic Torch Relay provides a wonderful opportunity for communities the length and breadth of the UK to get involved with the Games and celebrate people in their local area who have made a difference.

"We're delighted to confirm our Olympic Torchbearers and celebrate the contributions they have made to communities across the UK."

Sunny Hwang, the vice-president and head of global sports marketing at Samsung Electronics, added: 'We are really happy and excited to invite a great number of inspirational Torchbearers who have 'gone the extra mile' by contributing to the local communities, through our worldwide public nomination campaign as a Presenting Partner of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay."

Schools across the UK can now access free learning resources linked to the Olympic Torch Relay through Get Set (london2012.com/getset), the official London 2012 education programme.

The activities are designed to help schools and colleges make the most of the Relay by lining the route, and cheering on their local Torchbearers.

Resources include ideas for making Flame hats and shakers to welcome the Flame, an assembly presentation to get the school behind a Torchbearer and a film featuring one Get Set network school's preparations for the Relay.

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