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Sir Ian Botham's Sri Lanka Walk 2013 gallery

Thursday 19 May 2016 09:31, UK

  1. Image: Sir Ian Botham gets some well-deserved rest after completing his epic eight-day walk across Sri Lanka
  2. Image: Beefy cooled off at the end of day seven with a dip in the sea as his 160 mile, eight-day walk nears its end (credit Phil Brown - Laureus)
  3. Image: Beefy was joined by some stiltwalkers on day seven of his walk (credit Phil Brown - Laureus)
  4. Image: Sporting legends Allan Border, Morne du Plessis and Steve Waugh recover with Beefy after day six.
  5. Image: The walkers were treated to another day of clear blue sky on day six (credit Phil Brown - Laureus)
  6. Image: The walkers didn't let some roaming wildlife slow them down on day five! (credit Phil Brown - Laureus)
  7. Image: It was all smiles from Beefy and Steve Waugh ahead of day five's walk (credit Phil Brown - Laureus)
  8. Image: Day four took Beefy from Kandy to Pinawella - and roadside support was still strong (credit Phil Brown - Laureus)
  9. Image: Sunil Gavaskar (L) and Sourav Ganguly (R) joined Beefy on day four (credit Phil Brown - Laureus)
  10. Image: Beefy bonds with an elephant on his travels on Day Three
  11. Image: Beefy's walking crew head for the hills
  12. Image: Physio Dave Roberts administers some treatment to one of the walkers
  13. Image: Day two for Beefy and 17 miles await but the great man's got some support around the corner
  14. Image: It's only Kumar Sangakkara! The Sri Lankan legend lends his support
  15. Image: Beefy began day one of the walk by officially opening a schools' cricket tournament (credit Phil Brown - Laureus)
  16. Image: There was plenty of support for Sir Ian Botham on day one (credit: Phil Brown - Laureus)
  17. Image: Beefy setS off at a steady pace as leg one took him from Kilinochchi to Mankulam
  18. Image: At the end of the first day's walk, Beefy had a well-earned rest (credit: Phil Brown - Laureus)
  19. Image: Ahead of the walk, Beefy held a press conference to discuss the challenge
  20. Image: Beefy was joined by Sri Lanka legend Muttiah Muralitharan
  21. Image: The England U19 squad were also in attendance, preparing for the U19 World Cup in February 2014