Olympic torch relay in Muscat concludes

The Olympic torch relay in Muscat, the ninth leg of its global journey, concluded on Monday evening at the Qurm Natural Park.At about 8:30 p.m. (1630 GMT), the last torchbearer Habib Abdulnabi Macki, vice chairman of the Oman Olympic Committee (OOC), arrived at the floating theater of the Qurm Natural Park, where about ten thousand people had already waited to receive the flame.

Beijing Olympic Mascots Fuwa were walking around the park, causing screaming from the people, especially the children. After Macki lit the cauldron, the audience brought out a burst of applause.

Fireworks were set and displayed, which is usually displayed only on the occasion of celebrating the birthday of Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Said. Sayyid Al Mutassim bin Hamoud Al Bousaidi, minister of state and governor of Muscat, addressed the people, saying this event is “an indicator to the extent of the historical relations between Oman and China.”

Muscat was selected among other host cities around the world for its special position on the “silk route,” Rogge said.Liu Jingmin, vice president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games, said this event has witnessed the continuation of the traditional friendship between the two countries. A grand celebration will be held, consisting of several performance and presentations. Over 5,000 students are holding the flags of Oman to perform certain backdrop to the stage performance. The torch relay in Muscat started at 5:00 p.m. (1300 GMT) Monday at Al Bustan roundabout in the eastern part of the coastal city, where lies the boat of “Sohar” which visited China in 1981. Sayyid Shihab bin Tareq al Said, advisor to Omani Sultan Qaboosbin Said, was the first of the 80 torchbearers. After 250 meters, he handed the flame over to Sayyid Fatik bin Fahar al Said, under secretary of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture and also a member of the Royal family.

The route of the torch relay stretched along the coast, passing Al Alam Palace, old Muscat, Muscat Gate and Mutrah Souq where a break was made. After the break, the torch relay continued, passing through the Qurm Flyover, and reached its destination, the Qurm Natural Park. Most of the Omani torchbearers are celebrities such as Royal family members, senior officials and sports stars. The stop in Muscat is the ninth one in the Olympic torch relay outside China’s mainland, and the torch has already toured Almaty, Istanbul, St. Petersburg, London, Paris, San Francisco, Buenos Aires and Dar es Salaam.

The Olympic flame arrived in Muscat early Monday from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and will continue its tour in Islamabad, Pakistan. *Source of News*

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Buenos Aires Loved The Olympic Torch

The first time the Olympics torch graced the lands of Argentina was a blast! In a good sense that is. No untoward incident was recorded in the Tango City. While people were “mobbing” to catch a glimpse of the Olympic flame, most were delighted to be a catch this once in a lifetime event for Argentinians.

This visit of the Olymic flame was the one and only for the Latin American continent which is actually the 7th leg of the trip around the world. Next stop is the city of Dar Es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania.

Watch the start of the Olympic torch relay in Argentina

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Women’s Soccer Team USA nears Olympic Ticket

For the USA Women’s National Soccer Team, it is only Team Costa Rica who is standing in their way of a trip to Beijing this August. The team proved their mettle over their tough Mexican counterparts with 1 goal each from Abby Wambach and Natasha Kai making the difference.

The semi-finals match-up between USA and Costa Rica should prove to be an easy one for the USA Soccer team as Costa Rica suffered a 1-0 loss to the other North American team of Canada. The Women’s Soccer Team of Canada, on the other hand, also get a shot at the Beijing Olympics as they play against Mexico on the other semi-finals match.

The winner and runner-up of this CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament get their dreams fulfilled of participating in the 2008 Olympics Soccer competition.

A tribute video to the USA Women’s Soccer team

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3 is a charm for the Olympic Torch

After 2 almost successful disruptions by Tibetan separatists in the London and Paris leg of the Olympic torch relay, the next one held in San Francisco, California USA proved to be peaceful and without any of the same chaos experienced in the European leg. This is all thanks to close guarding and monitoring of security personnel and intelligent decision of the San Francisco torch relay organizers.

Droves came to witness as the torch passed through its normal route and concluded in an undisclosed location apparently to confuse would-be disruptors. One witness told that there was one attempt to snatch the Olympic torch from its bearer but vigilant police guarding the event quickly prevented the person from even getting close to the Olympic torch.

Americans of Chinese descent from across North America have come to participate or at least watch the torch pass through while being entertained by the Olympic torch’s entourage of dancers.

A human rights activist explains why she will carry the Olympics torch in San Francisco