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Paralympic Games: Torch is lit by athletes in Stoke Mandeville

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Paralympic flame lit by Helene Raynsford and Gregor Ewan in Stoke Mandeville , Buckinghamshire .

It will be passed in relays between 24 torch bearers in the UK on its journey to the French capital via the Channel Tunnel .

It is the first time the flame has been lit in Stoke since the games arrived in London in 2012 .

The flame will be carried by 24 British bearers before it is handed over to 24 French Paralympians in Calais .

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85

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95

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formal

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English

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52

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