UK: OLYMPICS: Torch bearer Amelia Hempleman-Adams stands on top of a capsule on the London Eye as part of the torch relay ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games

Record ID: 330946

  • Title: UK: OLYMPICS: Torch bearer Amelia Hempleman-Adams stands on top of a capsule on the London Eye as part of the torch relay ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games
  • Date: 22nd July 2012
  • Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JULY 22, 2012) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF AMELIA HEMPLEMAN-ADAMS CLIMBING ONTO ROOF OF LONDON EYE CAPSULE TORCH BEING LIT INSIDE CAPSULE VARIOUS OF HEMPLEMAN-ADAMS STANDING ON ROOF OF CAPSULE/BEING HANDED TORCH AND HOLDING IT ALOFT WIDE OF LONDON EYE AND LONDON SKYLINE CLOSE OF OLYMPIC FLAME BURNING IN TORCH VARIOUS OF HEMPLEMAN-ADAMS HOLDING TORCH ALOFT (SOUNDBITE) (English) OLYMPIC TORCH BEARER, AMELIA HEMPLEMAN-ADAMS, SAYING: "It was amazing, and you get out at the top and you see across the whole of London, just an amazing view and an amazing feeling just having the flame in front of you." LONDON EYE ROTATING WITH HEMPLEMAN-ADAMS STANDING ON TOP OF CAPSULE CLOSE OF HEMPLEMAN-ADAMS SMILING HEMPLEMAN-ADAMS ON CAPSULE WITH RIVER THAMES BELOW WIDE OF LONDON EYE (SOUNDBITE) (English) OLYMPIC TORCH BEARER, AMELIA HEMPLEMAN-ADAMS, SAYING: "Yeah I'm really proud to be able to do it, because the Olympics might never come back in my lifetime to London, so to have it here now is just an amazing experience." LONDON EYE ROTATING HEMPLEMAN-ADAMS STANDING ON MOVING CAPSULE CAPSULE DESCENDING PAST HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT CLOSE OF FLAME HEMPLEMAN-ADAMS ON CAPSULE AS IT PASSES HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT TOP VIEW OF CAPSULE HEMPLEMAN-ADAMS HOLDING TORCH VARIOUS OF LONDON EYE/HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
  • Embargoed: 6th August 2012 13:00
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  • Location: United Kingdom
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVAEGD9FYAW76DRH8T2E7O5117TK
  • Story Text: The Olympic flame was held high above the British capital on Sunday (July 22) as it took flight on the London Eye.
    Seventeen-year-old Amelia Hempleman-Adams held the flame aloft as she stood on top of one of the capsules on the iconic London landmark on a beautiful sunny day.
    Hempleman-Adams, who at 16 became the youngest person to ski to the south pole, said carrying the torch was an exhilarating experience.
    "It was amazing, and you get out at the top and you see across the whole of London, just an amazing view and an amazing feeling just having the flame in front of you," Hempleman-Adams said.
    The daring torchbearer, who was secured to the capsule by a safety harness, said that despite the height she was not afraid of falling.
    "Yeah I'm really proud to be able to do it, because the Olympics might never come back in my lifetime to London, so to have it here now is just an amazing experience," said Hempleman-Adams.
    Weeks of rain and logistical problems have prompted a slew of negative headlines in Britain's famously critical press ahead of the July 27 to August 12 Games, with organizers struggling to recruit enough private security guards, forcing them to look to the army for help. Transport and border staff are also expected to strike soon, causing further headaches. Still, that failed to dampen the crowd's enthusiasm.
    The Olympic torch arrived in London on Friday (July 20) after touring scores of British cities, towns and villages, delivered by a Royal Marine Commando who abseiled from a helicopter into the Tower of London, one of the capital's main tourist attractions.
    In the coming days, the torch will be carried around London's religious, political and royal landmarks, culminating in the lighting of the Olympic cauldron in east London.
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