Former Olympic Table Tennis gold medalist Li Ju served as the first torchbearer in the Nantong, Jiangsu, leg of the Olympic Torch Relay on Sunday.
The relay kicked off at 2:35 p.m., local time, on top of the Sutong Bridge.
Covering 20 kilometers (11.8 km by torchbearer and 8.2 km by convoy), the relay will involve 104 torchbearers. Fifteen torchbearers will cover a 2-km distance on the Sutong Bridge before 89 torchbearers relay the flame in the city.
Donation boxes to collect money for earthquake relief work in Sichuan were set up at the relay starting point and along the course as well as at the ending point.
Nantong has produced 14 Olympic and World champions, giving it a reputation as the "Cradle of World Champions."
The relay kicked off at 2:35 p.m., local time, on top of the Sutong Bridge.
Covering 20 kilometers (11.8 km by torchbearer and 8.2 km by convoy), the relay will involve 104 torchbearers. Fifteen torchbearers will cover a 2-km distance on the Sutong Bridge before 89 torchbearers relay the flame in the city.
Donation boxes to collect money for earthquake relief work in Sichuan were set up at the relay starting point and along the course as well as at the ending point.
Nantong has produced 14 Olympic and World champions, giving it a reputation as the "Cradle of World Champions."
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