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With today, Wednesday 27 July, marking one year to go until the grand opening of the 2012 London Olympics, anticipation surrounding the event is building.

We have a small slice of the sporting action in Wales as the extravaganza literally kicks off with the women's football at the Millennium Stadium on 24 July 2012. Yet there's plenty of Olympics-related events to get involved with in Wales ahead of the start of the 2012 games.

OneÌýsuch initiative is called the Power of the Flame, a series of five major unique projects for Wales funded by Legacy Trust UK. One of the projects is a Wales-wide touring exhibition, Following the Flame,Ìýwhich celebrates the proud sporting heritage of Wales.

The exhibition opened at the in Holyhead, Anglesey on Saturday.ÌýItems on showÌýinclude sporting memorabiliaÌýrelating to Olympians and Paralympians from Wales, photographs of WelshÌýOlympians and Paralympians,Ìýplus extracts from over 70 interviews with leading WelshÌýathletes.

While focusing on the Welsh contribution to the games over the decades, the exhibition will also explain the history of the games from the early origins in GreeceÌýandÌýwill also touch on significant episodes in Olympic history.

The Following the Flame exhibition at Canolfan Ucheldre Centre

The Following the Flame exhibition at the Ucheldre Centre

A display from the Following the Flame exhibition. Image courtesy of the Ucheldre Centre

The Following the Flame exhibition runs at the Ucheldre Centre until Friday 7 October 2011.

Find out more on the Power of the Flame initiative on the and for more info on the Cultural Olympiad in Wales visit the .

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