A record-breaking teenager who conquered Everest is among 8,000 torchbearers cherry-picked to carry the Olympic torch on its journey through the country this summer.
George Atkinson became the youngest person ever to rich the top of the 8,848 metre mountain when he climbed it in time for his 17th birthday last year. The Surbiton teenager, who is currently studying for his A Levels, will help carry the flame on its 8,000 mile journey across the United Kingdom.
The London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games received thousands of public nominations last year before a panel selected the lucky torchbearers. Ex Coombe Hill School pupil and Kingston University graduate James Spicer, 23, of Gloucester Road in Kingston was also nominated by a friend for his community and voluntary work with young people. He will be carrying the torch through Redhill on July 20.
The Olympic torch relay will pass through major landmarks around the borough before making its way to the Olympic village, an official route plan has revealed. Hundreds of onlookers will be cheering torchbearers on as they begin their journey from the Hook Centre in Chessington at 8:22am on Tuesday, July 24. The torch will pass Surrey County Hall, the Rose theatre, Guildhall and Kingston’s historic Market Place along its travels.
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