On Saturday, July 7th, 2012, the Olympic flame arrived in Cambridge. Held by a runner in the specially designed Olympic torch, it approached the city centre along streets lined with over 8,000 cheering spectators. The flame then spent two days in Cambridge – days 50 and 51 of a 70-day tour of the UK. This tour, called the Olympic Torch Relay, is an important part of the build-up to the Olympic Games. (The opening ceremony is on Friday, 27th July.) So what is the Olympic Torch Relay and why is it done?
Cambridge Dictionaries Online blog
Commenting on developments in the English language
Ron Carter
Cambridge Words
Dom Glennon
hughrawson
katewoodford
Liz Walter
Paul Heacock
racheledf
Trevor Bryden
