London 2012 Olympic torch relay: day 45 – in pictures
Ali Abdillahi holds the torch at Coventry Cathedral ruins. In the four years since Somalian asylum seeker Ali was fostered by British parents, the 18-year-old has gained nine GCSEs, a BTech sports diploma and has been spotted by scouts and signed for Coventry City football club's academyPhotograph: Chris Radburn/LOCOG/PASean O'Keefe carries the torch through Coventry. Sean gives a considerable amount of time and generates a lot of money for those less fortunate than himself. In the past he has done voluntary aid work on health projects in Tanzania and raised funds to help homeless young people in Cape Town Photograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PABhanumati Dabhi, chairwoman of the Asian Blind Association group, bears the torch in CoventryPhotograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PA
Spectators cheer from their office window as the torch relay passes through RugbyPhotograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PATrialthlete Tim Don holds the torch with local school children at the City of Coventry StadiumPhotograph: Ben Birchall/LOCOG/PAJill-Anne Johnston jumps with the flame on the leg between Rugby and DunchurchPhotograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PASchoolchildren and other spectators watch the torch relay in Rugby Photograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PAKatie Spaughton greets the crowds between Rugby and DunchurchPhotograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PAA statue of Lord John Douglas Montague Scott, seen dressed in an Olympic vest as the flame passes through DunchurchPhotograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PAJohn Richards carries the flame around the grounds of Rugby SchoolPhotograph: LOCOG via Getty ImagesSchoolchildren cheer on the torch relay in Dunchurch Photograph: LOCOG via Getty ImagesFiona Warner holds the torch in front of Althorp House, near Northampton. Fiona has been researching the effects stigma has on children with mental health problems over the last 12 years, and has designed a toolkit and framework to help primary schools and communities tackle the stigmaPhotograph: Chris Radburn/LOCOG/PAFormer England rugby head coach Martin Johnson watches the relay between Foxton and LeicesterPhotograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PAAlexandra Riley runs with the flame through the streets of Wellingborough. A real community hero, Alexandra recently ran into a burning building and rescued an 80-year old womanPhotograph: Ben Birchall/LOCOG/PARobert Gomez (right) passes the flame to David Willson at Foxton Locks, between Dingley and Lubenham. David spends his time volunteering and serving others and is hoping to encourage hundreds of families around the London area to host 1000 Olympic and Paralympic family members in their homes for free during the gamesPhotograph: Ben Birchall/LOCOG/PAPhil Fuller, who is elected representative for the Children in Care Council, lights the cauldron at the end of day 45 of the torch relay in LeicesterPhotograph: Ben Birchall/LOCOG/PA
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