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Olympic torch: Relay to visit Angel of the North on day 29 Olympic torch: Relay begins day 29 with Sage building abseil
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A torchbearer abseiled down The Sage Gateshead building to start day 29 of the relay from >Gateshead to Durham. A torchbearer abseiled down The Sage building in Gateshead to start day 29 of the relay to >Durham.
The flame was taken on a lap around Gateshead International Stadium and later visits the Angel of the North.The flame was taken on a lap around Gateshead International Stadium and later visits the Angel of the North.
In South Shields, distance running legend Haile Gebrselassie and founder of the Great North Run Brendan Foster each completed a leg of the journey.In South Shields, distance running legend Haile Gebrselassie and founder of the Great North Run Brendan Foster each completed a leg of the journey.
The daughter of PC David Rathband will carry the torch in place of her late father, who was blinded by Raoul Moat. The daughter of PC David Rathband carried the torch in place of her late father, who was blinded by Raoul Moat.
An evening celebration will take place at Durham University Racecourse. Thirteen-year-old Mia Rathband donned a blindfold, in recognition of what happened to her father, as she carried the flame through the coastal village of Whitburn.
PC David Rathband, who was shot and blinded by gunman Raoul Moat while on patrol in Newcastle in 2010, had been nominated to carry the flame but died in February.
The day's 99-mile journey will see the flame passed between 131 torchbearers, as the relay travels through Gateshead, South Shields, Whitburn, Sunderland, Gateshead: Low Fell, Gateshead: Blaydon, Prudhoe, Stocksfield, Hexham, Riding Mill, Consett, Moorside, Castleside, Tow Law, Esh, Langley Park and ends in Durham.The day's 99-mile journey will see the flame passed between 131 torchbearers, as the relay travels through Gateshead, South Shields, Whitburn, Sunderland, Gateshead: Low Fell, Gateshead: Blaydon, Prudhoe, Stocksfield, Hexham, Riding Mill, Consett, Moorside, Castleside, Tow Law, Esh, Langley Park and ends in Durham.
Following Friday's ride on a zip-wire from the Tyne Bridge, the relay continued the theme of unusual methods of travel when it began Saturday's journey at shortly after 07:00 BST. An evening celebration will take place at Durham University Racecourse.
Following Friday's ride on a zip-wire from the Tyne Bridge, the relay continued the theme of unusual methods of travel when it began Saturday's journey shortly after 07:00 BST.
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The torch was carried during an abseil down The Sage Gateshead, an iconic building which is a centre for musical education, performance and conferences, located on the south bank of the River Tyne. Torchbearer Richard Jackson carried the flame as he abseiled off The Sage, an iconic building which is a centre for musical education, performance and conferences, located on the south bank of the River Tyne.
About an hour later, the torch was taken around the athletics track at Gateshead International Stadium - the venue where, in 2006, Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell equalled his own then-world record of 9.77secs for the 100m.About an hour later, the torch was taken around the athletics track at Gateshead International Stadium - the venue where, in 2006, Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell equalled his own then-world record of 9.77secs for the 100m.
In another of the day's highlights, the torch will visit the Angel of the North.In another of the day's highlights, the torch will visit the Angel of the North.
The Anthony Gormey-designed steel structure, which is 20m (65ft) and has a wing span of 54m (177ft), has stood on a hill on the southern edge of Low Fell since 1998.The Anthony Gormey-designed steel structure, which is 20m (65ft) and has a wing span of 54m (177ft), has stood on a hill on the southern edge of Low Fell since 1998.
Among the day's torchbearers is 13-year-old Mia Rathband, taking the place of her father PC David Rathband who was blinded by gunman Raoul Moat and had been nominated to carry the flame but died in February.
The final leg of the relay will be run by BBC presenter Matt Baker, who will carry the torch in his home county of Durham.The final leg of the relay will be run by BBC presenter Matt Baker, who will carry the torch in his home county of Durham.
Baker, who co-hosts The One Show and was the runner-up on Strictly Come Dancing in 2010, will light a cauldron on Durham University Racecourse, which will burn throughout the celebration evening.Baker, who co-hosts The One Show and was the runner-up on Strictly Come Dancing in 2010, will light a cauldron on Durham University Racecourse, which will burn throughout the celebration evening.
The event will include performances by indie rock trio Little Comets and the award-winning Deerness Gymnastics Academy.The event will include performances by indie rock trio Little Comets and the award-winning Deerness Gymnastics Academy.
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.