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London 2012 Olympic torch relay: day 48 – in pictures

Torch relay 48: Norwich Castle
Giles Long MBE holds the torch at the top of Norwich Castle as abseilers descend down the side, trailing coloured smoke at the beginning of Day 48 of the Olympic torch relay. Giles has won Paralympic, European and world championship gold medals; in October 2000 he won the Paralympic 100m butterfly gold medal in world record time Photograph: LOCOG via Getty Images
Torch relay 48: Grenville Davies
Torchbearer Grenville Davies waves to the crowds as he runs with the flame through Norwich Photograph: Danny Lawson/LOCOG/PA
Torch relay 48: River Wensum
A torchbearer carries the flame alongside the river Wensum in Norwich Photograph: Danny Lawson/LOCOG/PA
Torch relay 48: Elizabeth Carpenter
Torchbearer Elizabeth Carpenter being rowed across the river Wensum in Norwich Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images
Torch relay 48: Schoolchildren
Schoolchildren wave union flags as they cheer on the relay in Great Yarmouth Photograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PA
Torch relay 48: Laurence and Alison
Torchbearer Laurence Casey celebrates passing the torch by chest bumping Alison Napthine between Acle and Great Yarmouth Photograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PA
Torch relay 48: Lisa Marshall
Torchbearer Lisa Marshall carries the torch between Lowestoft and Wrentham. Lisa was nominated to hold the flame for her voluntary work, helping others with disabilities Photograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PA
Torch relay 48: Karen and Gillian
Torchbearer Gillian Smith, a volunteer for the East Anglian Air Ambulance (right), passes the flame to Karen Murray at Ness Point in Lowestoft. Karen was nominated for setting up a charity in memory of her daughter called Hana's Gift, helping parents who have experienced stillbirths and cot deaths to pay for headstones and memorials Photograph: Danny Lawson/LOCOG/PA
Torch relay 48: Lowestoft schoolchildren
Schoolchildren cheer on a torchbearer in Lowestoft Photograph: LOCOG/LOCOG via Getty Images
Torch relay 48: Caroline Game
Torchbearer Caroline Emeny carries the flame past beach huts on Southwold sea front Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images
Torch relay 48: Clive Coles
Crowds cheer for torchbearer Clive Coles as he carries the flame between Wickham Market and Woodbridge. Clive was chosen to carry the torch for his voluntary work for East Anglia's children's hospices Photograph: LOCOG via Getty Images
Torch relay 48: Adrian Moorhouse
Torchbearer Adrian Moorhouse, who won the gold medal for Great Britain in the 100m breaststroke at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games, carries the flame between Felixstowe and Ipswich Photograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PA
Torch relay 48: Kasey Hagan
Torchbearer Kasey Hagan sports the Olympic rings as he carries the flame between Felixstowe and Ipswich Photograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PA
Torch relay 48: Joseph Kinglake
Torchbearer Joseph Kinglake runs past crowds of well-wishers between Wickham Market and Woodbridge Photograph: LOCOG via Getty Images
Torch relay 48: Nicky Hunt
British archer Nicky Hunt, who is ranked No1 in the world, lights the cauldron in Felixstowe at the end of the day's torch relay Photograph: LOCOG via Getty Images
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