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Adventure athlete Mark Pollock to carry Olympic torch

The Belfast born adventurer will carry the flame on June 6 in Dublin as part of the Irish leg of the torch relay.

ADVERTURER MARK POLLOCK today announced that he would be part of the Olympic torch relay when the famous flame hits Dublin on 6 June this year.

Despite losing his sight at the age of 22 and being paralyzed by a fall at 35, Pollock has forged a reputation as one of the world’s finest adventure athletes taking part in events at both the north and south pole as well as competing in the high-altitude Everest marathon.

Earlier today, he told his Twitter followers the good news:

When contacted by TheScore, Pollock said that he was very excited about the opportunity.

“While it’s very different from some of the other events I’ve been involved in, I absolutely love the Olympics and I can’t wait to play my small part in them.

“I was contacted by the organisers of the torch relay earlier today and told I would be part of the event because of my association with Trinity College where I’m an ex-student and where I do most of my rehabilitation work,” he added.

As for who else is taking part in the torch relay, Pollock couldn’t say but he could confirm that this was something of a dream.

“This is as close as I’ll probably get to taking part in the Olympics and it’s an honour to be connected with it.”

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