And a former Taekwondo champion has been chosen as one of the people to carry it on the Hillingdon leg of its journey around the country.

Fourth dan black belt Mohammed Munir Azizshalizi, of Hayes, will be a torchbearer three days before the flame, kindled by the rays of the sun on Mount Olympus in Greece, is due at the Olympic Stadium, in Stratford, for the games' opening ceremony on July 27.

Since 2000, Mr Azizshalizi has scooped many national titles and won eight London Open Championship gold medals, as well as competing in America and Taiwan. He was crowned British Junior National Champion 2005, and British Senior National Champion the following year.

Injury forced him to retire from competitive martial arts in 2006, but he went on to establish the Superior Taekwondo club, in Greenford, where he is chief instructor, and he hopes to get back to full fitness.

The flame will be carried through more than 1,000 UK cities, towns and villages over 70 days, setting off from Land's End, the UK's southernmost point, on May 19.

The route of the torch through the borough and its scheduled time have also been published - see below.

DAY   TIME    LOCATION    

67 13:43 Hillingdon North Hyde Road A437 - Right Turn

67 Hillingdon Dawley Road A437

67 Hillingdon Harlington Road A437 - Left Turn

67 Hillingdon Pield Heath Road - Right Turn

67 Hillingdon Kingston Lane - Left Turn

67 Hillingdon Brunel University slip road

67 Hillingdon Top of pedestrian area through the University

67   14:45   Hillingdon Brunel Graduate School grass square

67 Hillingdon Pedestrian path through University - Right Turn

67 Hillingdon Cleveland Road - Left Turn

67 Hillingdon The Greenway - Right Turn

67 Hillingdon Cowley Road A408

67 Hillingdon Cross Street A4020 - Left Turn

67 Hillingdon Windsor Street - Right Turn

67 Hillingdon High Street

67  15:18  Hillingdon Coke activation stage at Uxbridge town centre

67 Hillingdon Coke activation stage at Uxbridge town centre

67 Hillingdon High Street - Left Turn

67 Hillingdon Park Road B483 - Right Turn

67 Hillingdon Gatting Way

67 Hillingdon Gatting Way to Hillingdon Leisure Centre 

Source: BBC