Carrying the Flame through: Ascot
Carrying the Flame on: 10 July
Denise Lewis will carry the Flame at Ascot Racecourse on Day 53 of the Torch Relay after being nominated by the British Olympic Association.
She won a bronze medal in the Heptathlon at Atlanta 1996 and then won gold in Sydney 2000, despite struggling with an achilles injury.
Since retiring, Lewis has become a School Sports Ambassador for the Youth Sports Trust, where her role is to inspire children to take part in PE and school sport.
