Aug 06
Olympic flame come back to Beijing
Today, just 3 days before the Olympic, the torch relay finally begin in Beijing. The flame come back to Beijing, that’s all of our voice.
At the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City, the torch was handed over to the first bearer, Yang Liwei, the country’s first astronaut, by Liu Qi, president of the Beijing Organizing Committee of the 29th Olympic Games (BOCOG).
“Beijing is fully ready for the Olympic Games. The city is opening its arms to guests worldwide,” he said. “We are eagerly waiting for the flame to be lit in the National Stadium.”
ceremonies, also carried the torch on Wednesday.
After being lit at the birthplace of the Olympic Games in Olympia, Greece on March 24, the 2008 Olympics torch traveled to Beijing on March 31 for a ceremonial kick-off of its global trip.
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