The first relay runner to take the flame was Greece's Liverpool-born open water swimming champion Spyros Gianniotis.

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Crew members from Beaumaris took part in a memorable leg of the Olympic torch relay, as they ferried the flame from the town to Menai Bridge.

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If chosen, he will be given the opportunity to carry the Olympic Flame for one of the legs of the Olympic Torch Relay.

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Dorothy Fraser, 75, started the relay day just before 08:00 BST when she carried the flame through Minister Yard beside Lincoln Cathedral.

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