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You are viewing Sheffield Lighting the Flame news articles from 2008.
Brazilians like the look of Sheffield as a 2012 sporting city
Sheffield Lighting the Flame
15 Dec 2008
Sheffield's hopes of attracting at least one large Olympic and Paralympic nation to the city ahead of the 2012 Olympics have received a further boost.
Olympic Handover Celebrations at Sheffield Fayre
Sheffield Lighting the Flame
04 Sep 2008
24th August 2008, Norfolk Park
On 24 August London will receive the Olympic torch and flag in Beijing. Sheffield will be joining in with the celebrations, by having a flag raising ceremony and activity day at Sheffield Fayre.
South Yorkshire Lighting the flame for Sport
Sheffield Lighting the Flame
07 Aug 2008
South Yorkshire - Lighting the Flame for Sport is the brand of local partnerships working together to promote and develop local sporting opportunities from London hosting the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Sheffield’s magnificent seven go for gold
Sheffield Lighting the Flame
29 May 2008
Seven of Sheffield's top sporting venues have been put forward as possible Paralympic training camps for the London 2012 Games.
