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Olympic torch: Allan Wells carries flame in Borders | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
Scottish sprint legend Allan Wells has carried the Olympic flame as it made its way towards the English border. | |
Wells, who won gold in the 100m at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, carried the torch in Selkirk. | |
Day 27 of the relay started in Edinburgh as the flame set out for its 140-mile trip through the Borders into England north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. | |
The day ends with an evening celebration on Alnwick Castle Pastures. | The day ends with an evening celebration on Alnwick Castle Pastures. |
A touch of magic may be sprinkled on the Olympic flame at the site, which is the location for the Harry Potter films. | |
Mr Wells, 60, from Edinburgh - who became the oldest Olympic 100m champion when he won in the then-USSR (a record since surpassed by fellow Briton Linford Christie) - passed the flame in Selkirk to GB handball captain Lynn McCafferty, 33, from Cumbernauld. | |
Earlier, the first of Thursday's 130 torchbearers was swimmer Raquel Matos, 16, from Edinburgh, who started the relay in Festival Square. | |
World Irish Dancing Champion Lauren Wales, 13, from Blaydon on Tyne, carried the flame through Loanhead in Midlothian. | World Irish Dancing Champion Lauren Wales, 13, from Blaydon on Tyne, carried the flame through Loanhead in Midlothian. |
Chris Paterson, 34, Scotland's most-capped rugby player with 109 appearances, made short work of his leg with the torch in Galashiels. | |
The torch also visited the href="http://festival.london2012.com/events/9000961758" >Forest Pitch - a full-size football pitch hidden deep within a forest in the Scottish Borders, created for href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/2012/festival" >Festival 2012. | |
Thursday's relay route took in Duddingston, Musselburgh, Dalkeith, Lasswade, Loanhead, Bilston, Milton Bridge, Penicuik and Eddleston. | |
Performances for the evening event will come from Little Comets - an indie band from Jarrow and Newcastle-upon-Tyne - as well as dance act Twist and Pulse. | Performances for the evening event will come from Little Comets - an indie band from Jarrow and Newcastle-upon-Tyne - as well as dance act Twist and Pulse. |
A total of 8,000 people will carry the flame during its 8,000 mile, 70-day journey to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London on 27 July. | A total of 8,000 people will carry the flame during its 8,000 mile, 70-day journey to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London on 27 July. |