Matt Short carries The Olympic Torch

A little bit about Matt...

• Undergraduate Law student
• In 2010, Matt set up the Ewing's Sarcoma Research Trust, which raises money for the rare form of bone cancer
• Diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma in 2007
• Has undergone 14 cycles of chemotherapy
• Matt has also set up a children's football coaching scheme in his hometown of Tonbridge, Kent

Being a torch bearer

• More than 60,000 nominations were received by The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and presenting partners Llyods TSB, Coca-Cola and Samsung.
• Matt was one of the first 6,800 bearers to be announced.
• On average, 115 people will carry the Olympic Torch every day!
• The torch will travel 8,000 miles with each bearer carrying it for roughly 300m
• The torch arrives at the Olympic Stadium on the 27 July 2012