London 2012 Olympics: torch lighting one of many similarities between ancient and modern Games – Daily Telegraph

Just as the members of the International Olympic Committee control the modern Games, a small elite based in the city of Elis, a provincial farming town 40 miles from Olympia, were the guardians of the ancient Games. A wealthy clan of aristocratic Elians, who owed their income to cattle and stud farms, controlled the Games and the athletes.



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London 2012: Cornwall’s torchbearers light the way to Olympic countdown – The Guardian

Owen Gibson , Olympics editor Torchbearer Kenneth Johnson carries the Olympic flame on the leg between St Stephen and St Austell. Photograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PA He’s known as a “killer” on the water with an icy nerve that has secured gold medals at three consecutive Olympics. But sailor Ben Ainslie confessed to chronic nerves as he stood on the edge of England watching the Sea King helicopter that would deliver the Olympic flame to him on Saturday morning. And by the time the torch reached Plymouth and its first overnight stop, it wasn’t Ainslie or the handful of other well known faces carrying it on the inaugural leg of the 70-day, 8,000-mile route who had proved the stars of the day.



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Olympic Flame begins its tour as London 2012 fever heats up | The …

Ainslie, is the first of 8,000 torchbearers who will carry the Olympic Flame 8,000 miles over 70 days to where it will light the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Games. The 35-year-old, who also has the honour of being the first athlete to formally be selected for Team GB, is aiming to win his fourth successive gold medal in the forthcoming contest. His Olympic dream seems to be on course after he this week became the world Finn champion for the sixth time in Falmouth



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At the start: Torch relay for 2012 London Olympics begins its journey

British Olympic sailing hero and three time gold medalist Ben Ainslie holds the Olympic torch at the official start of the London 2012 Olympic games torch relay at Land's End, south west England, Saturday, May 19, 2012. The torch relay will travel some 8,000 miles round the British Isles on its way to the Olympic Stadium in London for the opening of the summer games on July 27.



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‘London 2012 – The Official Videogame of the Olympic Games’ preview – digitalspy.com

London 2012 – The Official Videogame of the Olympic Games is developed by Sega, a sports tie-in that looks ideal for family and friends to compete against one another, but with more of a focus on finesse rather than mindless button mashing seen in previous similar titles. We got our hands on the title to see how it’s shaping up a month away from its release.



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