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Olympic Torch Relay in Jilin City concludes
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The Beijing Olympic torch relay in Jilin, a city of northeast China's Jilin Province, concluded at Sailing Square at 3:30 p.m.

Skater Wang Chunli carried the torch from Jilin Municipal Square this afternoon, marking the start of the Jilin leg of the Olympic Torch Relay.

Photo: First torchbearer displays the torch

Torchbearer Wang Chunli displays the torch during the launching ceremony of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, on July 15, 2008.

The launching ceremony was held at 2:00 p.m. amid thunderous applause from local spectators.

Wang, who was born in 1983, has claimed more than 10 gold medals in Chinese national competitions and has done well in international competitions.

Altogether 108 torchbearers participated in the relay alongside Songhua River.

The torch will leave by train for the next leg in Yanji, capital of Yanbian, which is the only Korean Autonomous Prefecture in China.

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