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Torches Reach Mainland, Summit Everest

Friday, 9th May 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (1)

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The Olympic torch is now on the Chinese mainland, making its long final lap toward Beijing. One flame entered Sanya earlier this week, while the other summitted Mt. Everest, aka Mt. Qomolangma, yesterday morning. From the peak, climbers gave breathless television interviews before heading back down. Re-airing of the Everest coverage is still all over CCTV's sports and English channels today.

In Sanya, torchbearers included speed skating gold medalist Yang Yang and NBA basketball player Yi Jianlian.

Reminder: You can track the torch route here.

Tags: Olympic torch, Sanya, Yi Jianlian

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