Olympics Torch Run in Kuala Lumpur 2008

There is something about the Olympics that somehow inspires me. It is a real person's game, full of passion, enthusiasm and courage and best of all Olympics unites people regardless of backgrounds.

The KL(Kuala Lumpur) leg will take place on the 21st April 2008. Each torchbearers will run a distance of 250m within a time of 2.5 minutes, making a total distance of 20km covered by 80 torch bearers comprising local personalities and former and current Malaysian athletes. It will begin at Merdeka Square and end at the Kuala Lumpur City Centre. Along the way, it will pass by Wisma OCM, the City Hall building, Parliament House, the National Museum, National Mosque, old Central Railway station and the Chinese Assembly Hall. KL is among 21 cities outside China that are hosting the Olympic Torch Relay.

The Olympic Torch Relay in KL will also publicize the Visit Malaysia Year Campaign, which has been extended to August 31, 2008, through the live TV coverage of the Relay throughout the world. The torch arrived in KL from Bangkok before proceeding to Jakarta. KL last hosted a leg of the torch relay when Tokyo hosted the Olympics in 1964.

Beijing Olympic Torch Relay route

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