On Saturday July 21st, the Relay will start in Greenwich Park at 7.22am and finish in Waltham Forest at 7.30pm. The Relay will travel 36.35 miles and 143 Torchbearers will carry the Flame.After starting the day in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, the Flame will travel through the London Boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Waltham Forest.
On its journey the Flame will visit two London 2012 venues: Greenwich Park, venue for the Equestrian competition, and North Greenwich Arena, where it will be carried onto the roof by former gymnast Nadia Comaneci, who won nine Olympic gold medals in the 1976 and 1980 Games. At the top of North Greenwich Arena, Nadia will hand the Flame over to former basketball player John Amaechi.
Other Torchbearer highlights include Tessa Sanderson-White carrying the Flame in Newham. Tessa remains the only British woman ever to have won an Olympic gold medal for a throwing event, after her success in the Javelin at Los Angeles 1984.
Also carrying the Flame in Newhan is Fauja Singh, 101, from Ilford – the oldest Torchbearer in the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay. Fauja started his career as a marathon runner at the age of 89 and is a huge inspiration to runners all round the world. He has completed nine marathons and also carried the Flame when it was in London for the Athens 2004 Games.
The evening celebration is being hosted by the London Borough of Waltham Forest at Chestnuts Field, from 5pm to 8pm. Coca-Cola will bring music from Rizzle Kicks to the stage, while Lloyds TSB will stage stunning acrobatic performances and Samsung bring a dance performance from Twist and Pulse. Waltham Forest will also present entertainment from UnityUK, the amazing hip-hop dance group from Sky's Got to Dance, the amazing vocal talents of Mizz Camara and the energetic free runners Rhythm Kour Collective. Towards the end of the show, the day's last Torchbearer will light a cauldron on stage.
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