London 2012 Olympic torch relay: day 38 – in pictures
Eager spectators wave their flags as they cheer on the torchbearers in Leeds during the day 38 of the Olympic torch relayPhotograph: Ben Birchall/PASarah Smithson, left, passes the Olympic flame to Hannah Harris at the John Charles Centre for sport in LeedsPhotograph: Joe Giddens/PAYasser Ranjha, president of Leeds Metropolitan University Students' Union, carries the Olympic flame through the County Arcade in Leeds city centrePhotograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
Abigail Stone, one of the day's younger runners, took her turn in the relay through MorleyPhotograph: Ben Birchall/LOCOG/PASadaharu Mishina, right, from Japan, receives the flame in Morley. Mishina's two-year-old daughter lost her life in the Japanese tsunami in March 2011Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty ImagesTeresa Loney takes the torch on a lap around the playing field of Morley High SchoolPhotograph: LOCOG/LOCOG via Getty ImagesPeople line the route as Charlotte Humphreys, a swimmer from Shropshire, makes her way with the Olympic flame through MorleyPhotograph: Ben Birchall/PADaniel Maynard waves on the leg between Batley and Dewsbury. Daniel was nominated to be a torchbearer for his voluntary work as an athletics coach Photograph: Ben Birchall/PAExcited children cheer on the torchbearers in DewsburyPhotograph: Ben Birchall/PASteven Tomlinson, the 14-year-old son of late inspirational fundraiser Jane Tomlinson, waves during the Torch relay between Leeds and BeestonPhotograph: Ben Birchall/PAEnthusiastic children greet the torchbearers in WakefieldPhotograph: Ben Birchall/PAJonathan Lancaster who lives with disfigurement and was featured in the BBC documentary Love Me Love My Face ran through Wakefield to the sound of cheering crowdsPhotograph: Ben Birchall/PAMuriel Brown, 81, from Manchester enjoys a wonderful photo opportunity by the Henri Moore sculpture in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park near Wakefield. Muriel was selected through the Coca-Cola campaign for her 60 years service to Amateur Athletics Coach and Judge Competitor CommitteesPhotograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty ImagesTorchbearer Jack Mitchell is cheered on by local children as he takes the Olympic flame through Pontefract. Jack, 19, suffered a severe traumatic brain injury in 2010 and underwent life-saving surgery followed by 14 months in rehabilitationPhotograph: LOCOG/Getty ImagesFour time Olympic medal winner Sebastian Coe took his turn on the torch relay in SheffieldPhotograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images
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