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Torchbearers cash in on Olympic flame

Olympic torch route through south London unveiled

11:41am Monday 21st May 2012

Olympic torchbearers have cashed in on their once-in-a-lifetime privilege by selling their torches on eBay.

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Sutton athlete breaks Olympic Stadium record

7:40am Monday 21st May 2012

A member of staff at Sutton Tennis Academy is the current 5,000 metre record holder for the new Olympic Stadium in Stratford.

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Primary pupil to contest Top Trumps national final

7:00am Thursday 17th May 2012

Knowing how to make Jessica Ennis defeat Usain Bolt, or Daley Thompson triumph over Kelly Holmes has propelled a primary school pupil into the final of a national Top Trumps competition.

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Beckham to bring Olympic flame to UK

2:18pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Football and fashion icon David Beckham will bring the Olympic torch to Britain ahead of the relay which will culminate in the beginning of the London games.

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Wright misses Olympic B standard

6:46pm Tuesday 15th May 2012

Alex Wright missed out on the Olympic B standard as he finished 54th in the 20km race at the World Race Walking Cup on Saturday.

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Knight's Olympic hopes on a knife-edge

6:33pm Tuesday 15th May 2012

Darius Knight’s hopes of being named in the Great Britain Olympic table tennis squad on Tuesday look slim after no British player qualified by right.

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Cohen back in women's epee team for Europeans

6:31pm Tuesday 15th May 2012

Mary Cohen has been named in Great Britain’s women’s epee team for the European Championships in Italy in June as she bids for an Olympic place.

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Cancer patient fears Olympics will deny treatment

10:06am Tuesday 15th May 2012

A cancer sufferer who feared missing life-saving treatment because of Olympic road closures has been promised she will get to hospital.

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In 2012, London will become the first city to host the Olympics three times.
Over 50% of the Olympic Cycling Road Race event is within the Surrey borders.
The father of Merton rowing hopeful Sophie Hosking was a World Champion rower in the lightweight eight in 1980.
Croydon resident Dorothy Tyler won a silver medal in the high jump at the 1948 games.
Wimbledon also hosted the tennis competition at the 1908 games.
Sutton and Cheam Swimming Club member Pat Kendall swam the freestyle in the 1948 games.