As one of 12 cities of the torch relay, Guangzhou held a ceremony in Tianhe Sports Center to formally launch the 2007 Special Olympics Torch Relay yesterday (Sept. 28th , 2007). Vice Mayor Su Zequn lit the torch and launched the relay.

Vice Mayor Su Zequn ignites the torch. [Guangzhou Daily] 

Nearly a thousand people constituted of police, students volunteers, handicapped and citizens participated in the torch relay.

Nearly a thousand people participated in the torch relay.
[Guangzhou Daily]

According to the organizer, 11 international police from Canada, US, Northern Ireland, along with 42 local police were elected as the torch bearers of the relay.

The relay will last two days. The torch will be relayed from Tianhe Sports Center to Sun Yat-sen's Memorial Hall and then to Zhongshan Rd..

(By Helena Zhang and Alan Devey)