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Olympics auction: bid for Usain Bolt's baton and David Beckham's torch

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Wednesday, 20 June 2012 (on June 20, 2012)
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London 2012 Games organisers to invite bids for 'rare and remarkable' items of sporting memorabilia

Roll up, roll up. From relay batons touched by Usain Bolt to volleyballs covered in authentic sand..


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