London 2012 Olympic torchbearers (L-R) Abul Kasam aged 30, Dinah Gould aged 99, Dominic John MacGowan aged 11, Rosy Ryan aged 17 and Aidan Kirkwood aged 23 pose for photographers during a photocall at Redlands Primary School in east London on March 19, 2012. The names of the sports fans and charity fundraisers chosen to carry the flame were unveiled alongside a street-by-street map of the 8,000 miles (almost 13,000 kilometres) the torch will travel around Britain. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL

London 2012 Olympic torchbearers (L-R) Abul Kasam aged 30, Dinah Gould aged 99, Dominic John MacGowan aged 11, Rosy Ryan aged 17 and Aidan Kirkwood aged 23 pose for photographers during a photocall at Redlands Primary School in east London on March 19, 2012. The names of the sports fans and charity fundraisers chosen to carry the flame were unveiled alongside a street-by-street map of the 8,000 miles (almost 13,000 kilometres) the torch will travel around Britain. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL

The newly unveiled 2012 London Olympic Torch is pictured at St Pancras International Rail Station, central London, on June 8, 2011. The 2012 London Olympics organisers unveiled Wednesday the golden torch that thousands of runners will use to carry the Olympic flame 8,000 miles (13,000 kilometres) to the opening ceremony. The flame will burn from a triangular aluminium tube made of a mesh stamped with 8,000 holes -- one to represent each torchbearer. AFP PHOTO/Geoff Caddick

The newly unveiled 2012 London Olympic Torch is pictured at St Pancras International Rail Station, central London, on June 8, 2011. The 2012 London Olympics organisers unveiled Wednesday the golden torch that thousands of runners will use to carry the Olympic flame 8,000 miles (13,000 kilometres) to the opening ceremony. The flame will burn from a triangular aluminium tube made of a mesh stamped with 8,000 holes -- one to represent each torchbearer. AFP PHOTO/Geoff Caddick

The newly unveiled 2012 London Olympic Torch is pictured at St Pancras International Rail Station, central London, on June 8, 2011. The 2012 London Olympics organisers unveiled Wednesday the golden torch that thousands of runners will use to carry the Olympic flame 8,000 miles (13,000 kilometres) to the opening ceremony. The flame will burn from a triangular aluminium tube made of a mesh stamped with 8,000 holes -- one to represent each torchbearer. AFP PHOTO/Geoff Caddick

The newly unveiled 2012 London Olympic Torch is pictured at St Pancras International Rail Station, central London, on June 8, 2011. The 2012 London Olympics organisers unveiled Wednesday the golden torch that thousands of runners will use to carry the Olympic flame 8,000 miles (13,000 kilometres) to the opening ceremony. The flame will burn from a triangular aluminium tube made of a mesh stamped with 8,000 holes -- one to represent each torchbearer. AFP PHOTO/Geoff Caddick