The relay with the Olympic torch began in 1948. There were around 1720 torches that were carried, often the bearers were allowed to keep them. A few have popped up in recent years for sale.This one, that I don't know the origins of was available at the end of the London 10K run for you to pose with.
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It always begs the question, why?
I'd never considered what happened to Olympic torches or even that they were new for each Olympiad. It's rather attractive, isn't it? You'd need a sconce to display it properly, and a castle for the sconce . . . ;-)
I like the little girl's face.
Beautiful pic...
The torch looks great and the little girl is adorable!
This is a lovely capture and a great little history of the torch :o) I know the bearers for the recent Canadian torch relay were allowed to keep their torches.
I grew up in a family that adores the olympics so I'm excited about 1012! :D
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