In the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics, the Olympic flame was carried through more than 1,000 towns and cities across the UK. Thousands of people, including community heroes and local celebrities, were invited to help carry the torch for a section of it's 8,000 mile journey. Do you remember the Olympic torch passing through Wakefield and the Five Towns? We've collected 24 of the best photos of the torch's journey through the district below.
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Wheelchair basketball player Sophie Carrigill, who attended Wakefield Girls' High School and later went on to represent Great Britain at the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Toronto and the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, carried the torch into Dewsbury.
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School pupils cheered and waved union flags as the torch passed by.
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This shot offers a glimpse at the size of the crowds.
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Thousands of people lined the streets of Pontefract to get a glimpse of the torch passing by.