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Flame goes out for first time in relay

2012-05-22 16:09:47

The Olympic flame went out on Monday for the first time during the torch relay around Britain ahead of the London Games because of a "malfunctioning burner", organisers said.

Olympic Torch Relay begins across the UK

2012-05-22 13:44:15

Some 8000 runners are participating in the Olympic Torch Relay which will cover over 8000 miles throughout Britain and Ireland over the next ten weeks before the London 2012 Olympics.

Flame for London Games arrives in Britain

2012-05-20 13:15:24

The flame for the London Olympics burned brightly on British soil on Friday after David Beckham stepped off a special flight from the Games birthplace of Greece to light a cauldron with a golden torch.

Beckham lights the Olympic torch

2012-05-19 10:35:48

British soccer player and London 2012 Olympic Games ambassador David Beckham reacts after lighting the Olympic torch with a cauldron after arriving at RNAS Culdrose base near Helston in Cornwall, south west England May 18, 2012.

London receives flame in rainy Athens

2012-05-18 09:58:50

The flame for the London Olympics, which will start on July 27 after a 70-day torch relay around Britain, was handed over on Thursday.
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Olympic flame handed over to British hosts

2012-05-18 03:53:54

The Olympic flame for this summer's London Games was handed over to the British hosts in a moving " miraculous" ceremony held at Panathinaikon Stadium in Athens on Thursday.

London Olympic Flame reaches Acropolis

2012-05-17 10:38:31

The Olympic Flame for the 2012 Games was welcomed with great enthusiasm in Athens, as it reached the Acropolis hill Wednesday, finishing its long trip across Greece.

Race-walkers train for London Games in Beijing

2012-05-16 15:04:52

China's national race-walking team is preparing for the London Games through training in Beijing.

US set for battle to top London medal table

2012-05-16 13:57:10

The United States Olympic Committee's media summit wrapped up on Tuesday with plenty of expectations as American athletes again look to top the medal table in London.

Torch relay braves rain near Athens

2012-05-16 13:20:47

The Olympic Flame Torch Relay for the 2012 London Games continued its trip across Greece on Tuesday, braving rain, as it nears Athens for the handing over ceremony on Thursday.

Phelps hopes he has not left training push late

2012-05-14 17:08:59

Michael Phelps said on Sunday he hoped he had not left his push for the London Olympics too late as he tries to improve his times and form with the US Olympic trials coming next month.

75% of Olympics tickets bought by Brits

2012-05-14 11:23:18

Seb Coe, the chairman of London Olympic Games organizing committee, said that 75 percent of available tickets for the Olympics have gone to British fans.