Olympic torch relay
The Olympic flame traverses the United Kingdom during a 70-day relay involving 8,000 torchbearers covering 8,000 miles.
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July 13, 2012
U.S. Olympian sprinter Michael Johnson holds up the Olympic torch at Stonehenge in England. The torch is being carried around England in a relay of torchbearers to make its way to the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony.
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