Tony Chivers MBE, champion sponsored rower who has appeared in the BDJ news recently, has secured his moment in history after being chosen as an Olympic Torchbearer for the 2012 Games.

The 91-year-old Vice President of the BDA Benevolent Fund has been successful in his bid to become Torchbearer 62 years after winning a bronze medal in the Empire Games.

Competition for the honour of Torchbearer was incredibly tough, with only 8,000 places available and tens of thousands of exceptional nominations.