Run-up to London Olympics 2012

Curated By: Forbes India Photo Team

Published: Jul 3, 2012

A worker inspects a part-made London 2012 Olympic Games torch at the Premier Group Factory in Covent

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A worker inspects a part-made London 2012 Olympic Games torch at the Premier Group Factory in Coventry, central England

Members of the Metropolitan Police Marine Policing Unit have been training with Royal Marines in pre

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Members of the Metropolitan Police Marine Policing Unit have been training with Royal Marines in preparation for providing security during the London 2012

A starter's gun is seen before the start of the men's 200m race during the BUCS Outdoor Athl

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A starter's gun is seen before the start of the men's 200m race during the BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium in London

All eyes will be on Usain Bolt of Jamaica, who is seen here celebrating after winning the men's

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All eyes will be on Usain Bolt of Jamaica, who is seen here celebrating after winning the men's 200m final at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Greek actress Ino Menegaki (R), playing the role of High Priestess, lights the Olympic flame during

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Greek actress Ino Menegaki (R), playing the role of High Priestess, lights the Olympic flame during the torch lighting ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the site of ancient Olympia in Greece May 10, 2012.

Cyclists compete in the Points Race of the Women's Omnium at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup at

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Cyclists compete in the Points Race of the Women's Omnium at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup at the Olympic Velodrome in London

Zara Phillips holds the Olympic torch while riding through Cheltenham race course in Cheltenham

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Zara Phillips holds the Olympic torch while riding through Cheltenham race course in Cheltenham

Bandsmen of the Irish Guards play during an unveiling ceremony for Olympic Rings in the Terminal Fiv

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Bandsmen of the Irish Guards play during an unveiling ceremony for Olympic Rings in the Terminal Five arrivals hall at Heathrow Airport, in preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Games

Torch bearer Joeseph Forrester is followed by school children as he runs with the London 2012 Olympi

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Torch bearer Joeseph Forrester is followed by school children as he runs with the London 2012 Olympic torch, on the West Sands beach at St Andrews in Scotland

Charity fundraiser Denis Broderick carries the Olympic torch across Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge near

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Charity fundraiser Denis Broderick carries the Olympic torch across Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge near the village of Ballintoy in Antrim County

British soccer player and London 2012 Olympic Games ambassador David Beckham reacts after lighting t

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British soccer player and London 2012 Olympic Games ambassador David Beckham reacts after lighting the Olympic torch with a cauldron after arriving at RNAS Culdrose base near Helston in Cornwall