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Olympic flame reaches top of Mt. Qomolangma

Source: Xinhua | 05-08-2008 10:02

Special Report:   2008 Beijing Olympic Games

MT. QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, Tibet, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Olympic flame reached the top of Mt. Qomolangma at 9:18 am Beijing time Thursday.

Chinese climbers display an Olympic torch, an Olympic flame lantern, a flag of International Olympic Committee, a Chinese National flag and a flag of the 29th Olympic Games at the top of the 8844.43-meter summit of Mt. Qomolangma in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on May 8, 2008.
Chinese climbers display an Olympic torch, an Olympic flame
lantern, a flag of International Olympic Committee, a Chinese
National flag and a flag of the 29th Olympic Games at the top 
of the 8844.43-meter summit of Mt. Qomolangma in southwest
China's Tibet Autonomous Region on May 8, 2008.

The last of the five torchbearers, Cering Wangmo, hoisted the sacred flame at the world's highest summit.

The relay on Mt. Qomolangma started with female climber Gyigyias the first bearer and Wang Yongfeng as the second. A dozen of climbers celebrated at the 8,844-meter summit, holding the Chinese national flag, the Beijing Olympic flag and the five-ring Olympic flag.

Norbu Zhamdu (L) lights the Olympic torch of the first torchbearer Gegyi with a kindling at the top of the 8844.43-meter summit of Mt. Qomolangma in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on May 8, 2008. 
Norbu Zhamdu (L) lights the Olympic torch of the first 
torchbearer Gegyi with a kindling at the top of the
8844.43-meter summit of Mt. Qomolangma in southwest
China's Tibet Autonomous Region on May 8, 2008.
 

"Long live Beijing!" shouted one climber. Beijing organizers postponed the main torch relay, which isre-scheduled to start in the southern city of Shenzhen Thursday noon.

The Qomolangma flame will be reunited with the main flame later in the relay.

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Olympic torch lit at Mt. Qomolangma

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Olympic torch to be lit at Mt. Qomolangma

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Olympic torchbearers 100m away from Mt. Qomolangma peak

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Sister, brother on Mt. Qomolangma for different missions

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Timeline of Mt. Qomolangma expeditions

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Final climbers to top of Mt. Qomolangma

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Olympic flame reaches 8,800 meters

MT. QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, Tibet, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Olympic flame has reached 8,800 meters of the 8,844-meter Mt. Qomolangma.

Beijing Olympic flame expected to reach top of Mt. Qomolangma Thursday morning

MT. QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, Tibet, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese climbers carrying the Olympic flame will reach the top of Mt. Qomolangma Thursday morning.

 

Editor:Xiong Qu