Paralympic Torch Relay to visit the Square Mile

16 August 2012

The Paralympic Torch will travel through the City of London as part of a 24-hour Relay on 29 August – the day of the Paralympic Opening Ceremony at the Olympic Stadium.  

The Torch will enter the Square Mile from Westminster at approximately 13:27 before passing into Tower Hamlets at 14:03. The Flame will cross the Thames over Tower Bridge – which will have a spectacular Agitos (the symbol of the Paralympic Games) on display – after it has left the City.

Seb Coe, LOCOG Chair, said:

“We have created a unique identity for the Paralympic Torch Relay which will be a celebration of courage, determination, inspiration and equality that every Paralympian represents.”

Alderman David Wootton, Lord Mayor of the City of London, added:

“The City is honoured to be welcoming the Paralympic Torch Relay and look forward to witnessing the athletes’ inspirational deeds once the Games begin.”

The 24-hour relay - presented by BT, Lloyds TSB and Sainsbury’s - will see the Paralympic Flame carried 87 miles by 580 Torchbearers, working in teams of five, from Stoke Mandeville  to London. It will travel through some of the communities of Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire, before visiting all six host boroughs and a number of internationally recognisable London landmarks.

To view the full street-by-street route visit the London 2012 website.

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Notes to editors

1. Media Enquiries
   Sanjay Odedra, Senior Media Officer, City of London Corporation
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2. London 2012 Games partners
   The Worldwide Olympic Partners who support the London 2012 Olympic Games and the National Olympic Committees around the world are Coca-Cola, Acer, Atos, Dow, GE, McDonald’s, Omega, Panasonic, Procter and Gamble, Samsung and Visa. LOCOG has seven domestic Tier One Partners - adidas, BMW, BP, British Airways, BT, EDF and Lloyds TSB. There are seven domestic Tier Two Supporters – Adecco, ArcelorMittal, Cadbury, Cisco, Deloitte, Thomas Cook and UPS. There are now twenty-eight domestic Tier Three Suppliers and Providers – Aggreko, Airwave, Atkins, Boston Consulting Group, CBS Outdoor, Crystal CG, Eurostar, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, G4S, GSK, Gymnova, Heathrow Airport, Heineken UK, Holiday Inn, John Lewis, McCann Worldgroup, Mondo, NATURE VALLEY, Next, Nielsen, Populous, Rapiscan Systems, Rio Tinto, Technogym, Thames Water, Ticketmaster, Trebor and Westfield. There is one domestic Tier One Paralympic Games-only Partner, Sainsbury’s and one domestic Tier Three Paralympic Games-only Supplier, Otto Bock. The London 2012 Paralympic Games also acknowledges the support of the National Lottery.​