The Olympic Flame travelled 95.95 miles from Birmingham to Coventry on Day 44 of the Torch Relay.
The Flame was taken outside Shakespeare's Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon
Today the Flame travelled through 17 communities and was carried by the youngest Torchbearer in the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay, 12-year-old Dominic Macgowan.
The Flame then visited Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, where it was greeted by ‘William Shakespeare’ and young people involved in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust’s education programme.
During day 44 the Flame was also carried by Georgina Harland who won a bronze medal in the Modern Pentathlon at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
Georgina is now a mentor to other athletes and is Chair of the International Federation Athletes' Commission.
The day ended in War Memorial Park in Coventry with an evening celebration.
Through the day the Flame travelled through the following communities: Birmingham, Solihull, Earlswood, Redditch, Astwood Banks, Alcester, Evesham, Wickhamford, Broadway, Chipping Campden, Newbold-on-Stour, Alderminster, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, Royal Leamington Spa, Kenilworth and Coventry.
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