Law student Georgie Twigg, who juggles her law studies with playing hockey for Great Britain, has been selected as a Torchbearer. She’s now entering the final months of preparation before London 2012 in July and August, by which time the original team of 30 hopefuls will have been reduced to 16.

Georgie, 21, divides her time between living in Clifton and playing for Clifton Ladies hockey club, and living in Buckinghamshire and training every week at the National Sports Centre at Bisham Abbey, which is widely known as a training ground for the England Football team.

Just last week she met Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, who made a private visit to the Olympic Park in Stratford to meet the Team GB women's hockey squad. She asked to meet them in her role as Team GB and Paralympics GB 2012 Ambassador because of her love for the sport.

Georgie, who’s hometown is Lincoln, said: “It was an absolute honour to be put forward by the University to be a torchbearer and I'm really excited to be a part of the procession. It is also an honour to be carrying the flame alongside so many inspirational people.

“It was absolutely amazing having Kate Middleton come to one our training sessions at the Olympic Park and it's fantastic to have her support. She took a real interest in us and even got stuck in and had a hit around with us.”