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The "Ancient China" route-Paralympic torch relay in Nanjing

Updated：2008-09-02 09:42:19

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Hou Jingjing carries the torch. (Photo credit: Xinhua)

(NANJING, Sept.2) -- The Beijing Paralympic Torch Relay in Nanjing started at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday from the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum.

Hou Jingjing, China's first "female doctor in a wheelchair," is the first torchbearer.


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The "Modern China" route--Paralympic torch relay in Qingdao

Updated：2008-09-02 12:58:13

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Torchbearer Zhou Yafei lights the cauldron. (Photo credit: Xinhua)

(QINGDAO, Sept. 2) -- Swimmer Zhou Yafei, a bronze medalist at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and a Qingdao native, reached the May Fourth Square to light the cauldron at 11:15 a.m., marking the end of the Torch Relay here. Qingdao was the fourth stop on the "Modern China" route of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Torch Relay.

A total of 70 torchbearers took part in the relay, which covered 4.25 kilometers.

The Torch Relay will continue on Wednesday in Dalian, the fifth and last stop on the "Modern China" route.


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The "Ancient China" route-Paralympic torch relay in Luoyang

Updated：2008-09-04 08:30:35

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Zhu Hongyan (2ndL) carries the torch. (Photo credit: Xinhua)

(LUOYANG, Sept. 4) -- Zhu Hongyan set off from the Longmen Grottoes at around 8 a.m. to begin the Paralympic Torch Relay here, in the last stop of the "Ancient China" route. Zhu is a nine-time Paralympic gold medalist and six-time world champion.

A total of 70 torchbearers will take part in the relay.

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Liu Zhengwei lights the cauldron. (Photo credit: Xinhua)

(LUOYANG, Sept. 4) -- Liu Zhengwei, the last torchbearer, reached Longmen Square to light the cauldron at 8:45 a.m., marking the end of the Torch Relay. Luoyang was the last stop on the "Ancient China" route of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Torch Relay.


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The "Modern China" route--Paralympic torch relay in Dalian

Updated：2008-09-03 10:32:41

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First torchbearer receives the torch. (Photo credit: Xinhua)

(DALIAN, Sept.3) -- The Paralympic Torch Relay in Dalian started at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday from the Xinghai Huabiao Square.

Li Yang, chairman of the Dalian Disabled Persons' Federation, was the first torchbearer

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Jing Rui lights the cauldron. (Photo credit: Xinhua)

(DALIAN, Sept.3) -- Jing Rui, the last torchbearer, reached Forest Park to light the cauldron at about 10:20 a.m., marking the end of the Torch Relay. Dalian was the last stop on the "Modern China" route of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Torch Relay.

A total of 70 torchbearers took part in the relay, which covered 3.8 kilometers.

The Torch Relay will continue on Thursday in Luoyang, the fifth and last stop on the "Ancient China" route.


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IPC President Sir Philip Craven to carry Paralympic torch

Updated：2008-09-04 17:29:07

(BEIJING, September 4) -- The Paralympic torch will be relayed at the China Millennium Monument, the Summer Palace, and Chaoyang Park in Beijing on September 5 and 6. President of the International Paralympic Committee Sir Philip Craven will participate in the torch relay as a torchbearer.

At 8:30 a.m. local time (UTC/GMT +8) on September 5, the Paralympic flame will pass along the "Ancient China" route and the "Modern China" route and eventually meet at the China Millennium Monument. From there it will continue to be relayed in the Beijing region.

The two-day torch relay activity will cover a total of 12 kilometers, and will take about 3 hours and 20 minutes. Each day will have a 15 minute-long starting ceremony, and 43 torchbearers will participate in the relay.

The 38th torchbearer among them is IPC president Sir Philip Craven. Craven also served as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a member of the Executive Board of the British Olympic Association, a board member of the London 2012 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and member of the IOC 2008 Beijing Coordination Commission.

In addition, Craven is an accomplished wheelchair basketball player. He won a gold medal at the World Championship/Gold Cup in 1973, a bronze medal at the World Championship/Gold Cup in 1975, gold medals at the European Championship in 1971 and 1974, a silver medal at the European Championship in 1993 and a gold medal at the European Champions Cup in 1994. He also served as President of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) from 1998-2002.

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Beijing leg of 2008 Paralympic torch relay begins September 5

Updated：2008-09-04 21:07:13

(BEIJING, September 4) -- The Beijing leg of the 2008 Paralympic torch relay will begin at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing on the morning of September 5 and end on September 6, says Sun Xuicai, vice-director of Beijing Sports Bureau.

The route for the Beijing section of the torch relay will pass through the China Millennium Monument, the Summer Palace and Chaoyang Park. A total of 240 torchbearers will participate in the 12-kilometer relay over two days, with each torchbearer covering about 50 meters. A 15-minute ceremony will be held at the beginning of each day's relay, and on September 6 there will be a 30-minute closing ceremony.

These Beijing Paralympic torchbearers are representatives from different walks of life at home and abroad, such as farmers, managing staff from enterprises, scientists, medical workers, teachers and students, athletes, artists and performers, with 83 foreign participants and 10 from Hong Kong, including 70 torchbearers with disabilities.

The first day's relay will begin with a short speech by Beijing mayor Guo Jinlong and a ceremony at the China Millennium Monument at 8:15 a.m. local time (UTC/GMT +8). Then the flames from the two routes of "modern China" and "ancient China" will meet and jointly light the cauldron. The first torch of the Beijing leg will be lit from the cauldron and BOCOG president Liu Qi will pass it to the first torchbearer of the day, Wang Juan. Wang is a Paralympic athlete from the Beijing Sports and Vocational Training Center for the Disabled. Forty-three torch bearers will complete the relay in and around the monument.

At the Summer Palace, 77 torch bearers will take part in the relay, 30 passing the torch on the waters of Kunming Lake and 47 on land. The boat that carries the torch will travel in a "Z" pattern, resembling the Chinese character on the Beijing Paralympic emblem. There will be 300 boats mostly for spectators, including visitors with disabilities. The first day's torch relay will end with a 30-minute ceremony at the Bafang pavilion square at 11:00 a.m. local time.

The torch relay on September 6 will start at the Fireworks Square in Chaoyang Park with a ceremony at 9:00 am. Xu Yuansheng, a coach with the China Administration of Sports for Persons with Disabilities, will be the first torchbearer of the day. About 120 torch bearers will participate on the second day, including 40 participants with disabilities. The 5.5-kilometer, 2-hour torch relay will end at about 11:00 a.m.

Beijing Sports Bureau vice-director Sun says the route of the Beijing leg fully represents the theme of "Transcendence, Integration, and Sharing," and displays the grandeur of ancient and modern Chinese cultures through the three locations selected for the torch relay in Beijing.


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Paralympic torch relay begins its final leg

Updated：2008-09-05 08:48:08

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Wang Juan(L) receives the torch. (Photo credit: Xinhua)

(BEIJING, Sept. 5) -- The Beijing leg of the 2008 Paralympic Torch Relay began at 8:30 a.m. from the China Millennium Monument in Beijing.

Wang Juan, a Paralympic athlete from the Beijing Sports and Vocational Training Center for the Disabled, was the first torchbearer.


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Paralympic torch on way to Bird's Nest

Updated：2008-09-06 11:10:15

(BEIJING, September 6) -- First torchbearer Xu Yuansheng, coach of China Disabled Persons' Olympic Sports Management Center, reached the Chaoyang Park on Saturday to ignite the cauldron, marking the beginning of the Second Day's Paralympic Torch Relay in Beijing.

A total of 120 torchbearers, including 40 with disability, will take part in the relay race.

After the race, escorts will carry the flame to the National Stadium to light the Paralympic Torch during the Opening Ceremony for the Paralympic Games.


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Paralympic torch ready for Opening Ceremony

Updated：2008-09-06 11:28:03

(BEIJING, September 6) -- Last torchbearer Zhao Jihua, a former official of the Chinese Disabled Persons' Federation, reached the Chaoyang Park on Saturday to ignite the cauldron, marking an end to the Beijing Paralympic Torch Relay.

A total of 120 torchbearers, including 40 with disability, took part in the relay race.

After the race, escorts will carry the flame to the National Stadium to light the Paralympic Torch during the Opening Ceremony for the Paralympic Games.

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