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1st leg of the Torch Relay- Almaty, Kazakhstan. 2 April 2008
The first torchbearer in Almaty, where the Olympic torch arrived for the first time ever, was the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbaev. The route ran 20 km from Medeo stadium to Astana Square. Among other 79 torchbearers were Olympic champions Bakhtiyar Artayev, Yermakhan Ibraimov (boxing), Yuriy Melnichenko, Zaksylik Ushkempirov (wrestling), Anatoly Khrapaty (weightlifting); the first Olympic champion for independent Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov (cross-country skiing) skied his lap on a special artificial snow track; famous Kazakh singer Roza Rymbaeva ran her lap singing a song about Kazakhstan.




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 | | The Torch Relay team in Beijing, about to depart for Almaty, Kazakhstan. |
 | | Jiang
Xiaoyu, Executive Vice President of the Beijing Organizing Committee of the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG), disembarks with the Sacred Flame
in Almaty, Kazakhstan. |
 | | Jiang
Xiaoyu with the Olympic flame lantern. |
 | | Jiang
Xiaoyu greets officials in Almaty, Kazakhstan. |
 | | Almaty
people welcome the Olympic flame. |
 | | Jiang Xiaoyu (R), the executive vice president for the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG), hands over the torch to Zhang Xiyun, Chinese Ambassador to Kazakhstan. |
 | | Zhang Xiyun
(R), Chinese Ambassador to Kazakhstan, hands over the torch to Nursultan Nazarbayev, president of Kazakhstan. |
 | | Nursultan
Nazarbayev, president of Kazakhstan, shows the torch to the public before he starts to run as the first torchbearer of the country. |
 | | Nursultan Nazarbayev (L), president of Kazakhstan and the first torchbearer of the country, kindles the torch of the next torchbearer. |
 | | Torch
bearer Atakhanova runs with the torch. |
 | | Torch
bearer Smirnov Vladimir runs with the torch. |
 | | Spectators
wave flags at the Medeo skating rink. |
 | | The sixth Torch bearer Zhamilya Yunusbaeva
(R) ignites the torch from Kazakhstan swimmer Olegrabota at the Dam. |
 | | Torchbearer
Dildabakov Mukhtarkhan rides with the torch. |
 The stage is set for the Olympic Torch
Relay. |
 | | Dancers
rehearse for the celebration ceremony of Beijing Olympic torch relay. |
 | | Dancers
rehearse for the celebration ceremony of Beijing Olympic torch relay. |
 | | The site of
a grand celebration which is held to greet the arrival of the Olympic torch. |
 | | Yermakhan
Ibraimov, a boxing gold medalist at the 2000 Olympic Games, holds the Olympic Torch after lighting the culdron. |
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2nd leg of the Torch Relay- Istanbul, Turkey. 3 April 2008
The torch relay leg in Istanbul, held on 3 April, started on Sultanahmet Square and finished in Taksim Square. On the 20 km long route the Olympic flame was carried by 80 torchbearers, the first being a figure skater Tuğba Karademir and the last — the Olympic champion in weightlifting Taner Sağır.


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 | | The Sacred Flame arrives in Istanbul, Turkey, carried by Jiao Xiaoyu, Executive Vice President of the Beijing Organizing Committee of the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG). |
 | | Jiang Xiaoyu meets the vice- governor of Istanbul. |
 | | On 31 March, Turkish students happily welcome Chinese journalists at the city's signature St. Sophia Square (adjacent to Sultan Ahmet Square), the starting point of the relay in Istanbul. |
 | | Turkish Olympic Committee (TMOK) President Togay Bayatli(l) and the first torch bearer Tugba Karademir(r). |
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Torchbearer Ozer runs with the torch. |
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Torchbearer Nese Cetin holds the torch. |
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Torchbearer Mujdat runs with the torch. |
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Torchbearer Goksel runs with the torch. |
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Torchbearer Devrimcenk runs with the torch. |
 | | Primary
school students perform while waiting for the arrival of the torch. |
 | | Two boys dressed in traditional attire wait for the arrival of the torch. |
 | | Group of children dressed in traditional attire wait to see the torch. |
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3rd leg of the Torch Relay- St. Petersburg, Russia. 5 April 2008
On 5 April the Olympic torch arrived at St. Petersburg, Russia. The length of the torch relay route in the city was 20 km, with the start at the Victory Square and finish at the Palace Square. Among the 80 torchbearers were Olympic champions Lyubov Yegorova (cross-country skiing), Viktor Zhdanovich (fencing), Vladimir Salnikov, Alexander Popov, Sergey Kopliakov, Andrey Krylov (swimming), Alexander Dityatin (artistic gymnastics), Tatyana Kazankina (athletics), Anatoly Alyabyev (biathlon), Evgeni Plushenko, Tatiana Totmianina, Maxim Marinin, Anton Sikharulidze, Alexei Urmanov, Oksana Kazakova, Artur Dmitriev, Oleg Vasiliev (figure skating), Svetlana Zhurova (speed skating), and others; figure skating coach Tamara Moskvina; mixed martial artist Fedor Emelianenko; polar explorers Robert Swan, Artur Chilingarov; cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova; actress Alisa Freindlich; football player Andrei Arshavin and other prominent people.







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 | | BOCOG Executive Vice-President Jiang Xiaoyu carries the sacred flame's safty lantern from the airplane in St. Petersburg, Russia. |
 | | St. Petersburg decorated to welcome the flame. |
 | | St. Petersburg decorated to welcome the flame. |
 | | Victory Square hosts the send-off ceremony for the Olympic torch relay. |
 | | Three flame escorts kindle the Olympic torch as the torch relay kicks off at Victory Square. |
 | | A grand ceremony is held to welcome the sacred flame. |
 | | Flags of the past Olympic Games are displayed at the Victory Square in St. Petersburg, Russia. |
 | | Honor guards in line at Victory Square, start of the Olympic torch relay. |
 | | People wait along the street to watch the torch relay. |
 | | Mayor of St. Petersburg Valentina Matviyenko speaks at the torch relay ceremony at Victory Square. |
 | | Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Chairman Leonid Tyagachev speaks at the torch relay ceremony at Victory Square. |
 | | Chinese ambassador to Russia Liu Guchang holds the torch at Victory Square. |
 | | Chinese ambassador to Russia Liu Guchang(l) gives the torch to Mayor of St. Petersburg Valentina Matviyenko(r) at Victory Square. |
 | | Mayor of St. Petersburg displays Olympic torch. |
 | | Mayor of St. Petersburg Valentina Matviyenko(l) gives the torch to torchbearer Galina Zybina, Russia's shot put gold medallist at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki. |
 | | First torchbearer Galina Zybina displays Olympic torch. |
 | | A torchbearer runs with the Olympic torch. |
 | | A torchbearer runs with the Olympic torch. |
 | | A torchbearer runs with the Olympic torch. |
 | | A torchbearer runs with the Olympic torch. |
 | | Russian children wait to watch the Olympic torch relay. |
 | | A torchbearer runs with the Olympic torch. |
 | | Chinese torchbearer Tian Erlong passes the flame to the next bearer during torch relay. |
 | | A torchbearer runs with the Olympic torch. |
 | | A torchbearer runs with the Olympic torch. |
 | | People wait to watch the Olympic torch relay. |
 | | A torchbearer runs with the Olympic torch. |
 | | A torchbearer runs with the Olympic torch. |
 | | A torchbearer runs with the Olympic torch. |
 | | The last torchbearer, Svetlana Zhurova, displays the torch at the end of the torch relay. |
 | | The last torchbearer, Svetlana Zhurova, kindles the cauldron during the closing ceremonies of the torch relay. |
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4th leg of the Torch Relay- London, England. 6 April 2008
The torch relay leg held in London on 6 April began in Wembley, passed through the City of London, and eventually ended at the O2 in the eastern part of the city. Torchbearers included Kelly Holmes, Sir Trevor McDonald, Vanessa Mae, Kevin Pieterson and Amara Karan. The 48 km (31 mi) leg took a total of seven and a half hours to complete, and attracted protests by pro-Tibet and pro-Human Rights supporters, prompting changes to the planned route and an unscheduled move onto a bus.






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 | | The Beijing Olympic flame arrived in London, the host city of the 2012 Olympics, at 18:00 GMT on 5 April. Jiang Xiaoyu, Executive Vice President of BOCOG, holds the Olympic flame with Fu Ying, Chinese ambassador to UK. |
 | | Jiang Xiaoyu holds the Olympic flame safety lantern as he greets representatives from London at Heathrow Airport. |
 | | Jiang Xiaoyu holds the Olympic flame safety lantern as he greets representatives from London at Heathrow Airport. |
 | | Actors perform at the set-off ceremony for the Olympic torch relay held in Wembley Stadium, London |
 | | 38th torchbearer, Chinese ambassador to Britain, Fu Ying, participates in the torch relay. |
 | | Jiang Xiaoyu gives the torch to Princess Anne. |
 | | Jiang Xiaoyu(r) gives the torch to Deputy Mayor of London Nicky Gavron(c) at Wembley Stadium, London. |
 | | Deputy Mayor of London Nicky Gavron passes the torch to Steve Redgrave, a five-time Olympic rowing gold medalist and first torchbearer for the London leg of the Olympic torch relay. |
 | | Steve Redgrave, a five-time Olympic rowing gold medalist and first torchbearer for the London leg of the Olympic torch relay, displays the torch. |
 | | A student carries a Chinese flag and follows the Olympic torchbearers. |
 | | A local policeman clashes with a protester during the Olympic torch relay. A few pro-Tibet demonstrations took place along the route, forcing a change in planning, which included taking the torch on a bus for part of the relay. |
 | | London's China Town, decorated with lanterns and banners to welcome the flame. |
 | | Torchbearer carries torch by bicycle. |
 | | Torchbearer Giles Emily holds the torch during the Olympic torch relay. |
 | | Torchbearer Cheyenne Green holds the torch on a double decker bus during the Olympic torch relay, after the original route was disrupted by pro-Tibet protestors. |
 | | Torchbearer Cheyenne Green runs with the torch during the Olympic torch relay. |
 | | Red lanterns are hung to greet the arrival of the sacred flame in London's Chinatown. |
 | | Torchbearer Denise Lewis(r) holds the torch as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown(2nd l) and disabled torchbearer Ali Jawad(1st l) smile outside 10 Downing Street, London. |
 | | British Prime Minister Gordon Brown(4th l), British Olympic Minister Tessa Jowell(5th l) and torchbearer Denise Lewis(6th l) applaud as disabled Paralympian Ali Jawad(3rd l) becoms the 35th torchbearer, outside 10 Downing Street, London. |
 | | Paralympian powerlifter Ali Jawad, 18, carries the Olympic Torch. |
 | | People crowd in Chinatown to watch the Olympic torch relay. |
 | | Zhou Xiu, an economics student from Shandong University, currently working as an intern at Lehman Brothers Investment Bank, was among the spectators who excitedly greeted the Olympic flame in London. |
 | | Chinese people in London welcome the Olympic flame during the torch relay. |
 | | TV news anchor Sir Trevor McDonald carries the Olympic Torch. |
 | | Former England rugby coach Sir Clive Woodward carries the Olympic Torch. |
 | | Chinese students studying in London gather to welcome the Olympic Torch. |
 | | British tennis player Tim Henman runs with the torch, from Notting Hill Gate, during his leg of the Beijing Olympics torch relay. |
 | | Chinese British queue to welcome the arrival of the Olympic torch during the torch relay |
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5th leg of the Torch Relay- Paris, France. 7 April 2008
The torch relay leg in Paris began on the first level of the Eiffel Tower and finished at the Stade Charléty. French athlete Stéphane Diagana was the first torchbearer. Other torchbearers included David Douillet, Marie-José Pérec, Jin Jing, Teddy Riner, Arnaud Di Pasquale, Pi Hongyan and Mary Pierce.
The relay was initially supposed to cover 28 km, but it was shortened at the demand of Chinese officials following widespread protests by pro-Tibet and human rights activists, who repeatedly attempted to disrupt, hinder or halt the procession.
A scheduled ceremony at the town hall was cancelled at the request of the Chinese authorities, and, also at the request of Chinese authorities, the torch finished the relay by bus instead of being carried by athletes.




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 | | The Beijing Olympic flame arrived at Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris at 21:40 GMT. Executive Vice President of BOCOG, Jiang Xiaoyu(r), and China's ambassador to France, Kong Quan(l), posed for photos with French representatives. |
 | | The Olympic Flame Safety Lantern surrounded by Jiang Xiaoyu(r), China's ambassador to France, Kong Quan(2nd r) and French officials. |
 | | France's most famous landmark, the Eiffel Tower, was the starting point of the Olympic torch relay in Paris. The first floor of the structure hosted the launching ceremony. |
 | | China's traditional lion dance is performed near the Eiffel Tower, Paris. |
 | | A torchbearer holds the torch as China's traditional lion dance is performed during the torch relay. |
 | | Jin Jing, a Paralympic fencer, protected the torch as a pro-Tibetan protestor attempted to seize it from her. Amid excessive protests, the relay route through Paris was shortened significantly to avoid any further clashes. |
 | | Flags are seen along the torch relay route in Paris. |
 | | A torchbearer carries flame during the torch relay. |
 | | A torchbearer carries flame during the torch relay. |
 | | Spectators watch the torch relay. |
 | | A torchbearer carries flame during the torch relay. |
 | | A torchbearer carries flame during the torch relay. |
 | | Spectators watch the torch relay. |
 | | A torchbearer carries flame during the torch relay. |
 | | A torchbearer carries flame during the torch relay. |
 | | Chinese student studying abroad welcomes the sacred flame. |
 | | Spectators watch the torch relay. |
 | | A torchbearer carries flame during the torch relay. |
 | | Lighting of the relay culdron, marking the end of the torch relay through Paris. |
 | | The torch relay safety lantern is rekindled from the culdron at the end of the torch relay, in order to ensure the eternity of the flame lasts between relay route stops. The flame has remained lit from the time of the initial lighting in Olympia, Greece on 30 March 2008 and will remain lit until the end of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing on 24 August 2008. |
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6th leg of the Torch Relay- SanFrancisco, United States. 9 April 2008
On the day of the relay officials diverted the torch run to an unannounced route. The start was at McCovey Cove, where Norman Bellingham of the U.S. Olympic Committee gave the torch to the first torchbearer, Chinese 1992 Olympic champion swimmer Lin Li. The planned closing ceremony at Justin Herman Plaza was cancelled and instead, a ceremony was held at San Francisco International Airport. The route changes avoided many supporters and protestors, alike. As crowds found out there would be no closing ceremony at Justin Herman Plaza, there were angry reactions. One demonstrator was quoted as saying that the route changes were an effort to "thwart any organized protest that had been planned." San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin, a critic of Mayor Gavin Newsom, said that it was a
"cynical plan to please the Bush State Department and the Chinese government because of the incredible influence of money."
Newsom, on the other hand, said he felt it was in "everyone's best interest" and that he believed people had been "afforded the right to protest and support the torch" despite the route changes.
Peter Ueberroth, head of the U.S. Olympic Committee, praised the route changes, saying, "The city of San Francisco, from a global perspective, will be applauded." People who saw the torch were surprised and cheered. The cost to the city for hosting the event was reported to be USD 726,407.75, nearly half of which has been recovered by private fundraising. Mayor Gavin Newsom said that "exponential" costs associated with mass arrests were avoided by his decision to change the route in consultation with police chief Heather Fong.





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 | | Liu Jigang(l), an official of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Organizing Committee, displays the torch at the McCovey Cove, the start of the Olympic torch relay. |
 | | Norman Bellingham(r), chief Operating Officer of the United States Olympic Committee, gives the torch to San Francisco's first torchbearer, Lin Li, at McCovey Cove, start of the Olympic torch relay. |
 | | Lin Li displays the torch. |
 | | Dragon and lion dances are staged to welcome the Olympic flame at McCovey Cove, start of the Olympic torch relay. |
 | | Spectators await the Olympic flame. |
 | | Torchbearer Lang Ping(l), now head of the U.S. women's volleyball team, and torchbearer James Dolan carry the torch. |
 | | Torchbearer David Stern(l), National Basketball Association commissioner, and a female torchbearer carry the torch. |
 | | Torchbearer Edwin M. Lee(l), the city administrator of San Francisco, and a female torchbearer carry the torch. |
 | | Torchbearers David Drabkin(l) and Lisa Hartmayer carry the torch. |
 | | Spectators await the Olympic flame. |
 | | Torchbearers Cherice Gerson(l) and Mark Meyers carry the torch. |
 | | Torchbearers Robert McDaniels(l) and Cindy Stinger carry the torch. |
 | | Students of the Saint Brigid School cheer for the Olympic flame. |
 | | Torchbearers Dean Karnazes and Max Cobb carry the torch. |
 | | Spectators strain to glimpse the Olympic flame after the planned route was shortened and changed several times. |
 | | A handicapped torchbearer carries the torch below the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco. |
 | | Torchbearers pose with the torch in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco. |
 | | Torchbearers carry the torch in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco. |
 | | A torchbearer carries the torch in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco. |
 | | A torchbearer carries the torch in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco. |
 | | Some torchbearers pose for a group photo at the San Francisco torch relay closing ceremony. The ceremony was held at the airport in San Francisco instead of the Justin Herman Plaza as scheduled due to pro-Tibet protestors. |
 | | Jiang Xiaoyu(l), the executive vice president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games, presents an Olympic torch to San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom(r) and Protocol Charlotte Millard Shultz at the torch relay closing ceremony. |
 | | Jiang Xiaoyu(l) presents an Olympic torch to the US Olympic Committee Chairman Peter Ueberroth at the torch relay closing ceremony. |
 | | San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom(l) presents a gift to Jiang Xiaoyuat at the torch relay closing ceremony. |
 | | Chinese Ambassador to the United States Zhou Wenzhong(r) speaks at the torch relay closing ceremony. |
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7th leg of the Torch Relay- Buenos Aires, Argentina. 11 April 2008
The torch relay leg in Buenos Aires began with an artistic show at the Lola Mora amphitheatre in Costanera Sur. In the end of the show the mayor of Buenos Aires Mauricio Macri gave the torch to the first torchbearer, Carlos Espínola. The leg finished at the Buenos Aires Riding Club in the Palermo district, the last torchbearer being Gabriela Sabatini. The 13.8 km route included landmarks like the obelisk and Plaza de Mayo. Among the remaining 78 torchbearers were famous athletes like Georgina Bardach, Paola Suárez and Pablo Chacón.
Soccer star Diego Maradona was among the athletes invited to carry the torch, but he delayed his stay overseas in an apparent attempt to avoid the Olympic controversy. The day was marked by several pro-Tibet protests, which included a giant banner reading "Free Tibet", and an alternative "human rights torch" that was lit by protesters and paraded along the route the flame was to take. Most of these protests were peaceful in nature, and the torch was not impeded. Chinese immigrants also turned out in support of the Games, but only minor scuffles were reported between both groups. Runners surrounded by rows of security carried the Olympic flame past thousands of jubilant Argentines in the most trouble-free torch relay in nearly a week. People showered the parade route with confetti as banks, government offices and businesses took an impromptu half-day holiday for the only Latin American stop on the flame's five-continent journey.




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 | | An honor guard stands before the special plane which carries the Olympic flame at the Ezeiza international airport, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. |
 | | Liu Jingmin shows the lantern which holds the Olympic flame with Chinese Ambassador to Argentina Zeng Gang(r) and Argentine Olympic Committee (COA) vice president Alicia Masoni de Morea at the Ezeiza international airport. |
 | | Liu Jingmin, executive vice president of BOCOG, holding the torch and showing it to the crowds. |
 | | A Chinese baby waves the national flag of China among the welcoming crowd at Ezeiza International Airport. |
 | | Torchbearer Carlos Espinola carries the torch. |
 | | Spectators wait for the torch relay. |
 | | Third torchbearer carries the torch. |
 | | Spectators wait for the torch relay. |
 | | A torchbearer carrying the torch by boat during the torch relay. |
 | | Chinese torchbearer Zhang Hao carries the torch. |
 | | Spectators wait for the torch relay. |
 | | Torchbearer Javier Conte carries the torch. |
 | | Spectators wait for the torch relay. |
 | | Torchbearer Vanina Sanchez Veron carries the torch. |
 | | The second torchbearer carries the torch. |
 | | The last torchbearer, Gabriela Sabatini, kindles the relay cauldron. |
 | | Liu Jingmin, shaking hands with mayor of Buenos Aires at the torch relay closing ceremony. |
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8th leg of the Torch Relay- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 13 April 2008
The relay covered 5 km. The torch was lit by Vice-President Ali Mohamed Shein, and torchbearers included John Stephen Akhwari, Dorcus Inzikuru and Anna Tibaijuka. About a thousand people followed the relay, waving the Olympic flag. The only noted instance of protest was Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai's withdrawal from the list of torchbearers, in protest against human rights abuses in Tibet.




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 | | Liu Jingmin(r), the executive vice president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG), shows the lantern which holds the Olympic flame with the Tanzanian Minister of Information, Culture and Sports Geoge Mkuchika(c) and Dar es Salaam City Mayor Adam Kimbisa at the airport in Dar es Salaam. |
 | | Folk performance is held to welcome the Beijing Olympic flame at the airport in Dar es Salaam. |
 | | Folk performance is held to welcome the Beijing Olympic flame at the airport in Dar es Salaam. |
 | | Folk performance is held to welcome the Beijing Olympic flame at the airport in Dar es Salaam. |
 | | Site of set-off ceremony for the Olympic torch relay. |
 | | Vice President of Tanzania, Ali Mohamed Shein, hands over the Olympic flame to the first torchbearer, Tanzanian Minister of State for Union Affairs, Mohamed Seif Khatib. |
 | | First torchbearer Tanzanian Minister of State for Union Affairs, Mohamed Seif Khatib. |
 | | Torchbearer John S. Akhwari carries the torch. |
 | | Spectators wait for the torch relay. |
 | | Torchbearer Liu Xinsheng, Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania, carries the torch. |
 | | Torchbearer Gen. Lansana Palenfo carries the torch. |
 | | The flame is passed on to another torchbearer during the torch relay. |
 | | Spectators wait for the torch relay. |
 | | Torchbearer Lina M. Mhando carries the torch. |
 | | Torchbearer Jiang Senlin carries the torch. |
 | | Mustapha F. Damiri, an HIV carrier, runs with the Olympic flame. |
 | | Spectators wait for the torch relay. |
 | | Anna Tibaijuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN-HABITAT Executive Director, brought the flame to the Tanzanian National Stadium for the torch relay closing ceremony. |
 | | Dar es Salaam Torchbearers pose together at the torch relay closing ceremony. |
 | | Anna Tibaijuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN-HABITAT Executive Director, kindles the torch relay culdron at the torch relay closing ceremony. |
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9th leg of the Torch Relay- Muscat, Oman. 14 April 2008
The relay covered 20 km. Among the torchbearers was Rahma Marhoon, who will represent Oman at the Beijing Paralympic Games. It was the first time that Oman hosted the Olympic torch relay. No protests or incidents were reported.




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 | | Liu Jingmin(r), executive vice president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG), holds the lantern carrying the Olympic flame with Omani Minister of Sports Affairs and Chairman of the Oman Olympic Committee (OOC), Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidy(l). |
 | | Liu Jingmin shakes hands with representives from Oman. |
 | | Spectators gather to welcome the torch relay. |
 | | The relay kicked off at 1300 GMT at Al Bustan roundabout in the eastern part of the coastal city, where lies the duplicate of an ancient Omani wooden ship that sailed to China more than 1,000 years ago. |
 | | Liu Jingmin hands over the Olympic torch to Sayyid Al Mutassim bin Hamoud Al Bousaidi, minister of state and governor of Muscat, during the set-off ceremony. |
 | | Sayyid Al Mutassim bin Hamoud Al Bousaidi hands over to the first torchbearer, Sayyid Shihab bin Tareq al Said. |
 | | The first torchbearer, Sayyid Shihab bin Tareq al Said, carries the torch. |
 | | Spectators wait for the torch relay. |
 | | Torchbearer Sheng Yuming carries the torch. |
 | | Spectators wait for the torch relay. |
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