Special report:
2008 Olympic
Games
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Torchbearer Amir Khan runs with the
torch during the torch relay in New Delhi, India, April 17, 2008. New
Delhi is the 11th stop of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay
outside the Chinese mainland. (Xinhua Photo)
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NEW DELHI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The President of the
Indian Olympic Association, Suresh Kalmadi, said Thursday's Olympic torch relay
in the capital New Delhi was a success.
"The spirit of the Olympics is universal and should
be upheld by the whole world," said Kalmadi, who ran the first leg of the relay
between Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential palace, and India Gate.
India's sports minister M. S. Gill expressed his
heartfelt wishes for the Beijing Olympic Games and said he will attend the grand
sports event in August.
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The cauldron is lit after the torch
relay in New Delhi, India, April 17, 2008. New Delhi is the 11th stop of
the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay outside the Chinese
mainland. (Xinhua Photo)
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During the torch relay, more than 400 expatriate
Chinese from the eastern Indian city of Calcutta performed a traditional Chinese
lion dance to celebrate the occasion.
Some 15,000 security guards were deployed along the
2.3-km relay route to guarantee the success of the torch relay, in which 70
torchbearers participated.
Police said some "pro-Tibet independence" activists
had tried to sabotage the relay and about 180 people were arrested near the
relay route.
New Delhi was the 11th stop on the Olympic flame's
global journey. The next leg will be held in Thailand's capital Bangkok on
Saturday.
The torch is set to leave for Bangkok Thursday evening.
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Chinese in India welcome the torch relay relay in New Delhi, India, April 17, 2008. New Delhi is the 11th stop of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay outside the Chinese mainland. (Xinhua Photo)
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The cauldron is lit by torchbearers
after the torch relay in New Delhi, India, April 17, 2008. New Delhi is
the 11th stop of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay outside the
Chinese mainland. (Xinhua Photo)
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Local people warmly welcome the torch relay in New Delhi, India, April 17, 2008. New Delhi is the 11th stop of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay outside the Chinese mainland. (Xinhua Photo)
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Beijing Olympic flame reaches
India
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Jiang Xiaoyu (L in front), executive
vice president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic
Games (BOCOG), displays the lantern which holds the Olympic flame together
with Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi (R in front) upon
arrival in New Delhi, capital of India, April 17, 2008. New Delhi is the
11th leg of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay global tour outside
the Chinese mainland. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)
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NEW DELHI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Olympic flame
arrived here in the early morning of Thursday on the second leg of its relay in
Asia as it makes its way to Beijing.
The Olympic flame, carried in a specially-designed
lantern on a chartered plane, was flown to New Delhi from Islamabad,
Pakistan. Full story
