2012 Olympic Torch prototype unveiled in London

PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 8, the London 2012 Organizing Committee (LOCOG) unveiled a prototype of the London 2012 Olympic Torch, which will be a three-sided golden cone with the flame burning through its perforated shell.

Made from an aluminium alloy, it is light enough to be carried by young people who are expected to make up half of the 8,000 torchbearers.

The 70-day relay will take in most of the UK ahead of next year's Games. It will start at Land's End on 19 May and travel 8,000 miles before arriving at the Olympic Stadium on 27 July for the lighting of the cauldron at the opening ceremony.

London 2012 organizers say the torch will come within an hour's traveling time of 95% of the UK population and thousands of people are expected to celebrate along the route, with shows and concerts planned on 66 of the 70 days, BBC News reported.