Olympic torch carried by determined Parkinson's patient
05:56, 23 May 2012
WASHINGTON. May 23. KAZINFORM The Olympic torch has been carried by a man with Parkinson's Disease, who got out of his wheelchair and walked the last few paces with the help of two police security guards, Kazinform refers to BBC.
Andy Seward , 67, has been involved in sport for most of his life and was part of the relay from Exeter to Taunton.
Olympian Jonathan Edwards, rapper Will.i.am and England cricketer Marcus Trescothick also carried the torch.
Earlier the flame went out while attached to a wheelchair.
The torch was attached to the side of David Follett 's wheelchair in Great Torrington, Devon, at the time.
Olympic organisers Locog said it was due to a "malfunctioning burner" and a replacement flame was brought from the convoy of vehicles accompanying the torch.
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