2010_Hawley_Torch_web.jpgOttawa, ON – Canadian Eventing Olympian Hawley Bennett of Langley, BC, had the honour of being a torch bearer for the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.

Bennett carried the flame on February 9 in Richmond, BC, and as part of her final steps, lit the torch of the next torch bearer beside the Olympic Oval, where the speed skating events will take place.

“My heart was beating out of my chest, and I cannot believe how many people come out to see us run and to see the flame,” said Bennett. “I have the Olympic bug. I can’t put the experience into words. It was just incredible.”

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