The Olympic torch relay kicked off in Anshan, northeast China, at 8:00 am local time on Friday.
Wang Yifu, head coach of the Chinese national shooting team and the country's most experienced Olympian with six successive appearances from 1984 to 2004, carried the torch as the first runner.
A total of 175 torchbearers will participate in the relay covering 7.8 kilometers.
Source: Xinhua
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