Olympic flame begins seven-day tour of LondonJuly 21, 2012 - 09:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci and ex-basketball star John Amaechi will carry the Olympic flame as it begins a seven-day tour of London on Saturday, July 21. According to AFP, the pair will take the torch relay to the roof of the North Greenwich Arena, the venue on the banks of the River Thames that will host gymnastics events and basketball finals during the Games. Footballer Fabrice Muamba, who suffered a heart attack during an FA Cup match in March, will also carry the flame at the end of the 64th day its 8,000-mile (12,800-kilometer) relay around Britain and the Republic of Ireland. He will take it through the east London borough of Waltham Forest, where he lived as a boy after moving to Britain from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Also on Saturday's line-up is Britain's oldest marathon runner Fauja Singh, aged 101 years old, who will carry the torch through the east London borough of Newham. He started running marathons at the age of 89 and has since completed nine of them, including the 2012 London Marathon in April which he finished in 7 hours 49 minutes. He also carried the flame while it was in London for the 2004 Athens Games. The flame's London tour follows its dramatic arrival in the British capital on Friday when it was flown in by military helicopter and lowered to the ground by a marine commando. The flame was to then spend the night locked up in the Tower of London, where Queen Elizabeth II keeps her ceremonial jewels and where the Olympic medals are also being stored for safekeeping. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. |