The torch relay was run from May 19, 2012 to July 27, 2012 as part of the run-up to the London Olympic Games.
Torch bearers carried the Olympic Torch from Brighton to Hastings on July 17, with the route including Eastbourne, Bexhill, and St Leonards.
The next day the torch was carried from Hastings to Dover, stopping off in Rye on the way.
Eddie Izzard and hip-hop dup Rizzle Kicks were some of the runners during the relay.
We've collected some of the best photos from the day 10 years ago.
![Olympic Torch, Hastings - July 17, 2012. Photo by Colin Jenner.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjY5ZmY5NjhkLTdmMzQtNDU2Yi1iM2Y0LWU4Y2Y4ZDM5YWU2NDo5NmNhNGRkYi0wMWY3LTRlOTAtOGNiMi03MWE5NGExMGZlM2M=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Olympic Torch, Hastings
Olympic Torch, Hastings - July 17, 2012. Photo by Colin Jenner. Photo: Colin Jenner
![Keith Leech with the Olympic Torch in Hastings](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmI1N2E3MGNiLTA2ODgtNDNiNi04YjY5LTExZTQ1Njc2ZDk2YzphZjQ0NGVmYS0xZWI4LTQxZjUtOTYyMi0xYWY0NWYyZDE1MDc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Keith Leech with the Olympic Torch in Hastings
Keith Leech with the Olympic Torch in Hastings Photo: cj
![Final torchbearer Keith Leech ends the day's route.
Pictures by: TONY COOMBES PHOTOGRAPHY
Final torchbearer Keith Leech](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjdlOTMwMmIwLWEyNGUtNDk3NC05YjFiLTg3ZTkyNGYzMDNlODowZDczZThiYS01Nzc0LTQ1ZmYtYjE1MS0yNDc4YTBjM2YwYjM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Olympic Torch Relay Arrives In Hastings Old Town
Final torchbearer Keith Leech ends the day's route. Pictures by: TONY COOMBES PHOTOGRAPHY Final torchbearer Keith Leech Photo: TONY COOMBES PHOTOGRAPHY
![Olympic Torch, Hastings - July 17, 2012. Photo by Colin Jenner.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjgxNDU4NTA1LTgyYmYtNDk1Yy1hMzlmLTMxNjYzZDYzODhiMjpjZDVhYmI2OC0zNzc1LTQ4YTEtOTZhNS1iNTA5NmUwODgzYTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Olympic Torch, hastings. 17/7/12 Colin Jenner's photos.
Olympic Torch, Hastings - July 17, 2012. Photo by Colin Jenner. Photo: Colin Jenner