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325:(following torch running tests in May 1947) that fuelled the flame itself. The solid fuel increased the distance each runner could run to 2 miles (3.2 km) over flat terrain, decreasing the number of torches needed to be produced, which in turn reduced the cost of the relay. There were eight tablets loaded into each torch, with the bottom tablets pushed up by the use of a spring. The design increased the burning time of each torch up to around fifteen minutes, an increase from the four-minute torches of the 1936 Olympics. The torch itself was designed by 911: 649: 88: 1050: 1133: 667: 376: 1013: 1121: 1088: 952: 850: 693:
Instead, the simplest route from Olympia to London was to be used, going by sea to Italy and then run through Switzerland and France. The route was modified only when Luxembourg and Belgium both requested that the torch travel their territories. A longer Greek route was planned, but reduced from an expected 750 kilometres (470 mi) down to 35 kilometres (22 mi) due to concerns over
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While the general negotiation with other countries and the specific route were handled by the Organising Committee for the Games, the detailed organisation was delegated to a subgroup led by F.W. Collins. Due to cost implications, the extensive route conducted by the 1936 Games was ruled out.
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during the games, and a secondary torch relay was conducted to take the flame from Wembley south to the coast to Torquay. The arrangements were the same as from Dover to Wembley but in reverse.
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as the pressure of the crowds on the torch carrier and their escorts reduced the pace to walking speed. Special celebrations were held at each border crossing, and at
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in order to ensure that the flame showed up properly during the opening ceremony. It was also designed by Ralph Lavers, with the frame for the torch created by
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torch in order to ensure that there was a 48-hour lifespan available for the flame, despite the crossing only being expected to take 22 hours.
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at 12:30 pm on 19 July. It was run north through several Italian cities before crossing the
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Outside Greece, the cities and towns visited by the Olympic flame were the following ones:
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at 1:30 pm the following day where the flame was switched to a specially equipped
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Source: The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad
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There were three types of torches designed for use on the relay: a standard
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A differently designed torch was used for the final leg. It was made of
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on 23 July. From there it was run west until leaving the country at
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The route itself was initially designed to be a direct one from
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The torch lighting ceremony took place on 17 July 1948 in
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The Olympic torch relay route for the 1948 Summer Olympics
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was run from 17 July until 29 July 1948, prior to the
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London
Ralph Lavers
1948 Summer Olympics
Bid process
Venues
Torch relay
Medal table
medalists
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torch relay
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1936 Summer Olympics
solid fuel
aluminium
butane gas
HMS Whitesand Bay
Empire Stadium
stainless steel
magnesium
Olympia
Wembley
concerns over security
1908 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter

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