Video B-roll available via CNW - Summary package highlights the Vancouver
2010 Olympic Torch Relay's journey through Canada to-date, featuring the runs
of International Olympic Athletes and Bollywood Megastar Akshay Kumar

VANCOUVER , Jan. 9 /CNW/ - Since first lit in Greece in November, the Olympic Flame has passed through many corners of Canada , including the country's most northern, southern, and eastern points.

This video package features the runs of South Korean gold medalist Lee Kyung Chun in Tofino, BC; Australian gold medalist Alisa Camplin in Dawson City, Yukon; Japanese speed skating star Ikue Teshigaware in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland & Labrador; Chinese Olympic superstar Yang Yang in Summerside, PEI; Brazilian Olympic champion César Cieolo in Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick ; German cross-country skiing star Peter Schlickenrieder in Québec City, Québec and Bollywood megastar Akshay Kumar in Toronto , Ontario.

    
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