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Olympic torch: Flame on Brands Hatch starting line Olympic torch: Teen held over attempt to grab torch
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The Olympic flame will be on the start line at Brands Hatch on day 63 of the Olympic torch relay as it travels 105 miles from href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchrelay/day63" >Maidstone to Guildford. A teenager has been arrested after attempting to grab the Olympic flame as the torch relay passed through Gravesend in Kent.
The flame was carried on a boat at Maidstone Rowing Club soon after Friday's 06:37 BST start. The 17-year-old boy href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchrelay/day63#pid=p00t69fy&t=9h56m48s" >ran at speed out of the crowd towards the torchbearer and was grabbed by officers from the torch security team.
Just before 10:00 BST, there was an incident in Gravesend when a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchrelay/day63#pid=p00t69fy&t=9h56m48s" >man ran at speed out of the crowd towards the torchbearer. They wrestled him to the ground and he was arrested by Kent Police.
Torch security team officers grabbed him and wrestled him to the ground. The incident happened at 09:55 BST on day 63 of the relay which is travelling 105 miles from Maidstone to Guildford.
Torchbearer Anna Skora, 23, from Lublin in Poland swerved out of the way but continued with her section of the relay.Torchbearer Anna Skora, 23, from Lublin in Poland swerved out of the way but continued with her section of the relay.
The torch is due to visit motor racing venue Brands Hatch, which will be the base for the road cycling events of the 2012 Paralympics, shortly after 11:00. The Metropolitan Police, from which the torch security officers are drawn, said: "We would like to remind members of the public not to attempt to breach the security bubble around the torchbearer."
Among the day's 140 torchbearers will be Olympic medallist Roger Black. Earlier the flame was carried on a boat at Maidstone Rowing Club and later moved on to Brands Hatch.
The motor racing venue will be the base for the road cycling events of the 2012 Paralympics, starting on 30 August.
Craig Preece, a former soldier who lost his leg in an incident in Afghanistan, rode on to the track with the flame.
Another of the day's 140 torchbearers will be Olympic medallist Roger Black.
A hugely popular athlete during the 14 years he represented Great Britain, Black won silver in the 400m and in the 4x400m relay at the Atlanta Games in 1996 and a bronze in the 4x400m relay at the 1992 Barcelona Games.A hugely popular athlete during the 14 years he represented Great Britain, Black won silver in the 400m and in the 4x400m relay at the Atlanta Games in 1996 and a bronze in the 4x400m relay at the 1992 Barcelona Games.
He will carry the flame in Godalming, which is the penultimate of 21 communities the relay will travel through on Friday.He will carry the flame in Godalming, which is the penultimate of 21 communities the relay will travel through on Friday.
Throughout the day the flame will be carried through Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Rochester, Higham, Gravesend, Brands Hatch, Borough Green, Seal, Sevenoaks, Riverhead, Godstone, Bletchingley, Redhill, Reigate, Dorking, Westcott, Shere, Chilworth, Godalming and Guildford.Throughout the day the flame will be carried through Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Rochester, Higham, Gravesend, Brands Hatch, Borough Green, Seal, Sevenoaks, Riverhead, Godstone, Bletchingley, Redhill, Reigate, Dorking, Westcott, Shere, Chilworth, Godalming and Guildford.
An evening celebration will take place at Guildford's Stoke Park, where a cauldron will be lit and entertainment will come from Rizzle Kicks and Twist and Pulse.An evening celebration will take place at Guildford's Stoke Park, where a cauldron will be lit and entertainment will come from Rizzle Kicks and Twist and Pulse.
The flame will not, however, stay there overnight. Instead, it will be taken to London by helicopter and be abseiled into the Tower of London at about 20:00 BST.The flame will not, however, stay there overnight. Instead, it will be taken to London by helicopter and be abseiled into the Tower of London at about 20:00 BST.
It will then be locked in the vault with the Olympic medals before the 200-mile London section of the relay starts from Greenwich on Saturday.It will then be locked in the vault with the Olympic medals before the 200-mile London section of the relay starts from Greenwich on Saturday.
Other highlights of Friday's relay include stints from:Other highlights of Friday's relay include stints from:
  • British judo player Gemma Howell, who is hotly tipped to win a medal at the Games
  • British hockey player Ashley Jackson, who is the International Hockey Federation's World Young Player of the Year and will compete for GB in London
  • Tim Lawler, the CEO of SportsAid, an organisation that supports young British sportsmen and women during the early years of their careers
  • Cha Bum-Kun, a former South Korean footballer who played for his country 121 times and was given the title Asia's Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics
  • British judo player Gemma Howell, who is hotly tipped to win a medal at the Games
  • British hockey player Ashley Jackson, who is the International Hockey Federation's World Young Player of the Year and will compete for GB in London
  • Tim Lawler, the CEO of SportsAid, an organisation that supports young British sportsmen and women during the early years of their careers
  • Cha Bum-Kun, a former South Korean footballer who played for his country 121 times and was given the title Asia's Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics
The final torchbearer of the day will be 82-year-old Austin Playfoot, who was a torchbearer when the Games were last held in London. Austin carried the flame on 29 July, 1948 from the Horse & Groom pub in Merrow to the Municipal Offices in Guildford, a distance of 1.8 miles.The final torchbearer of the day will be 82-year-old Austin Playfoot, who was a torchbearer when the Games were last held in London. Austin carried the flame on 29 July, 1948 from the Horse & Groom pub in Merrow to the Municipal Offices in Guildford, a distance of 1.8 miles.
Last June, Austin helped launch the new torch design under the Olympic rings in St Pancras International station.Last June, Austin helped launch the new torch design under the Olympic rings in St Pancras International station.
The latest incarnation of the torch will be carried by a total of 8,000 people during its 8,000 mile, 70-day journey to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London on 27 July.The latest incarnation of the torch will be carried by a total of 8,000 people during its 8,000 mile, 70-day journey to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London on 27 July.