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The majority of Olympic torch bearers are ordinary people who have been nominated by friends and family to carry the flame on its way to London 2012.
All week, we've been profiling some of the people from our area taking part in the historic relay...
85-year-old John Bickers, who lives in Harrogate, has the rare ability of being able to say he's seen it all before.
He was one of the original torch bearers at the 1948 Games in London and was chosen to carry the Olympic flame for a second time when it returned to the UK.
His took it through the streets of York on Tuesday 19 June.
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Fundraiser Louise Hanen has raised over £700,000 for people with dementia and research into scleroderma.
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Hanneke Dye, from Hebden near Grassington, has carried the Olympic flame through Harrogate.
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74-year-old Margaret Cook carried the Olympic flame through Ilkley on Sunday 24 June.
