London 2012 Olympic torch relay: day 48 – in pictures
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 ImagesTorchbearer Grenville Davies waves to the crowds as he runs with the flame through NorwichPhotograph: Danny Lawson/LOCOG/PAA torchbearer carries the flame alongside the river Wensum in NorwichPhotograph: Danny Lawson/LOCOG/PA
Torchbearer Elizabeth Carpenter being rowed across the river Wensum in NorwichPhotograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty ImagesSchoolchildren wave union flags as they cheer on the relay in Great YarmouthPhotograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PATorchbearer Laurence Casey celebrates passing the torch by chest bumping Alison Napthine between Acle and Great YarmouthPhotograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PATorchbearer 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/PATorchbearer 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 memorialsPhotograph: Danny Lawson/LOCOG/PASchoolchildren cheer on a torchbearer in LowestoftPhotograph: LOCOG/LOCOG via Getty ImagesTorchbearer Caroline Emeny carries the flame past beach huts on Southwold sea frontPhotograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty ImagesCrowds 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 hospicesPhotograph: LOCOG via Getty ImagesTorchbearer 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 IpswichPhotograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PATorchbearer Kasey Hagan sports the Olympic rings as he carries the flame between Felixstowe and IpswichPhotograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PATorchbearer Joseph Kinglake runs past crowds of well-wishers between Wickham Market and WoodbridgePhotograph: LOCOG via Getty ImagesBritish archer Nicky Hunt, who is ranked No1 in the world, lights the cauldron in Felixstowe at the end of the day's torch relayPhotograph: LOCOG via Getty Images
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