Some Olympic torchbearers are selling their torches for charity - The Denver Post: The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games has fueled the fire, with about 50 used torches up for auction on its official website.
The gold-colored torches are 31.5 inches long and weigh about 2 pounds. The Olympic flame will ultimately be carried by 8,000 torchbearers over an 8,000-mile relay.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Olympics feel the squeeze from recession
Olympics feel the squeeze from recession: "CHICAGO/NEW YORK - The Olympics are proving a tough sell to a business world which seems willing to miss an advertising bonanza that promises to deliver billions of television viewers worldwide and an avalanche of goodwill."
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