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 /PRNewswire/ - 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 Cesar Cieolo in Hopewell Rocks , New Brunswick ; German cross-country skiing star Peter Schlickenrieder in Quebec City, Quebec and Bollywood megastar Akshay Kumar in Toronto, Ontario .

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    DATE OF POSTING: Saturday January 9th, 2009

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