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An Olympic torch that began its journey in Greece passed through Lawrence on its way to the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles.

The Lawrence leg of the Unified Relay Across America — three routes meandering from east to west across the north, central and south sections of the U.S. — made a brief stop at KU’s campus Wednesday morning on its way from Topeka to Kansas City.

Here the police and the #SpecialOlympics torch posed in front of allen fieldhouse @KansanNews pic.twitter.com/MDjbiOMWEj

— Garrett (@Garrettkenlong) June 17, 2015

The torch was looping through Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma before resuming its westward trek to L.A and the July 25 opening ceremonies.

Lawrence Police Officer Leo Souders, center, holds the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games torch as community members and California law enforcement officers pose Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in front of KU's Hall Center for Humanities, 900 Sunnyside Ave. Souders and Lawrence Police Sgt. Damon Thomas, center right, assisted in the event, which was part of the Unified Relay Across America. Skyler McMillin, far left, was one of the local Special Olympics athletes on hand.

Two Lawrence police officers — Officer Leo Souders, left, and Sgt. Damon Thomas, right, pictured above holding the torch in front of the Hall Center for Humanities — assisted the group and several members of the community participated in the event, according to Lawrence Police Department spokesman Trent McKinley. Skyler McMillin, far left, was one of several local Special Olympics athletes and parents of athletes who were on hand, according to Douglas County Special Olympics.

Donna Zimmerman, a spokeswoman with Special Olympics Kansas, said law enforcement officers from California were the main escorts for the torch.

The 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games torch is carried near Ninth and Mississippi streets, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, on its way through the Kansas University campus.

To track the progress of the torches, go to www.unifiedrelay.org. For more photos from the Topeka, Lawrence and Kansas City torch runs, click here.