SO WHO EXACTLY WERE THE SEVEN YOUNGSTERS WHO LIT THE OLYMPIC FLAME?
Seven talented young athletes played a key role in the lighting of the cauldron after being nominated by Olympic greats.
The teenagers, who have all shown promise in their disciplines, ran around the track together after being passed the flame by Sir Steve Redgrave. www.steveredgrave.com
The group, was joined by the seven Olympic heroes - including Sir Steve Redgrave - for the final lighting of the cauldron with 260 of Britain`s greatest sportsmen and women.
Callum Airlie, 17, was nominated by gold medal-winning sailor Shirley Robertson. shirleyrobertson.com He has been sailing since the age of four, and is a two-time Optimist UK national champion who aims to be entered into the 2013 ISAF (International Sailing Association & Federation) Open.
https://twitter.com/callumairlie
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Callum-Airlie-Bank-Of-Scotland-Local-Hero/116799195065777
Jordan Duckitt, 18, was chairman of the London 2012 Young Ambassador Steering Group for two years, and was nominated by Duncan Goodhew. www.duncangoodhew.com
A Lincolnshire teenager who helped light the London 2012 Games cauldron during the opening ceremony has described the moment as "unbelievable".
https://twitter.com/jduckitt
Athletics talent Desiree Henry was put forward by Daley Thomson. www.daleythompson.co.ukThe 16-year-old was the youngest member of the Great Britain youth team to gain a world 200m title at the IAAF World Youth Championships in 2011, and competes this year at the World Junior Championships in Barcelona.
https://twitter.com/desireelhenry
Runner Katie Kirk was nominated by Dame Mary Peters, www.marypeterstrust.org who won gold in the women`s Pentathlon at the 1972 Munich games. Katie, 18, was selected to run at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, in the 400m and 4x400m relay. She was also part of the gold medal-winning team in the 4x400m relay at the European Junior championships in Tallinn, Estonia.
https://twitter.com/KATIE_kirky
Sir Steve nominated young rower Cameron MacRitchie, 19. The teenager finished fifth with his partner James Edwards in the men`s pair at the 2012 GB rowing team under 23 trials in April. He was selected in the men`s eight to race at the World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Lithuania.
https://twitter.com/macritchiec
Aidan Reynolds, 18, was put forward by Lynn Davies, www.welshathletics.org/athletes/lynn-davies who captained Team GB at Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984. Aidan gave up a promising basketball career to focus on the javelin, winning three medals at national level at the English Schools, UK School Games and English Championships.
Adelle Tracey was nominated by Dame Kelly Holmes. www.kellyholmes.co.uk The 19-year-old has collected county, regional and national junior and senior titles in 400m and 800m, and has been in the top five UK rankings for the last six years. She won 800m silver for Great Britain in the European Youth Olympic Festival in Finland.
800m and 400m Athlete. #ASICS ambassador! Arts University College at Bournemouth.
https://twitter.com/adelle_tracey
The teenagers, who have all shown promise in their disciplines, ran around the track together after being passed the flame by Sir Steve Redgrave. www.steveredgrave.com
The group, was joined by the seven Olympic heroes - including Sir Steve Redgrave - for the final lighting of the cauldron with 260 of Britain`s greatest sportsmen and women.
Callum Airlie, 17, was nominated by gold medal-winning sailor Shirley Robertson. shirleyrobertson.com He has been sailing since the age of four, and is a two-time Optimist UK national champion who aims to be entered into the 2013 ISAF (International Sailing Association & Federation) Open.
https://twitter.com/callumairlie
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Callum-Airlie-Bank-Of-Scotland-Local-Hero/116799195065777
Jordan Duckitt, 18, was chairman of the London 2012 Young Ambassador Steering Group for two years, and was nominated by Duncan Goodhew. www.duncangoodhew.com
A Lincolnshire teenager who helped light the London 2012 Games cauldron during the opening ceremony has described the moment as "unbelievable".
https://twitter.com/jduckitt
Athletics talent Desiree Henry was put forward by Daley Thomson. www.daleythompson.co.ukThe 16-year-old was the youngest member of the Great Britain youth team to gain a world 200m title at the IAAF World Youth Championships in 2011, and competes this year at the World Junior Championships in Barcelona.
https://twitter.com/desireelhenry
Runner Katie Kirk was nominated by Dame Mary Peters, www.marypeterstrust.org who won gold in the women`s Pentathlon at the 1972 Munich games. Katie, 18, was selected to run at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, in the 400m and 4x400m relay. She was also part of the gold medal-winning team in the 4x400m relay at the European Junior championships in Tallinn, Estonia.
https://twitter.com/KATIE_kirky
Sir Steve nominated young rower Cameron MacRitchie, 19. The teenager finished fifth with his partner James Edwards in the men`s pair at the 2012 GB rowing team under 23 trials in April. He was selected in the men`s eight to race at the World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Lithuania.
https://twitter.com/macritchiec
Aidan Reynolds, 18, was put forward by Lynn Davies, www.welshathletics.org/athletes/lynn-davies who captained Team GB at Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984. Aidan gave up a promising basketball career to focus on the javelin, winning three medals at national level at the English Schools, UK School Games and English Championships.
Adelle Tracey was nominated by Dame Kelly Holmes. www.kellyholmes.co.uk The 19-year-old has collected county, regional and national junior and senior titles in 400m and 800m, and has been in the top five UK rankings for the last six years. She won 800m silver for Great Britain in the European Youth Olympic Festival in Finland.
800m and 400m Athlete. #ASICS ambassador! Arts University College at Bournemouth.
https://twitter.com/adelle_tracey
