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Elections 2008 / 06.09.2008 11:23 Paralympic torch sets off Beijing relay in highlights
Azerbaijan will be represented by 18 sportsmen in shooting, judo, track and field athletics and powerlifting.
The Paralympic torch relay came to its penultimate stop in Haidian District here on Friday, counting down the opening of the Paralympic Games to one day. The host city relay of the Paralympics was arranged in two symbol sites, the China Millenium Monument and the Summer Palace, marking the splendor of modern and ancient Beijing. The relay started at 8:30 a.m. as the first 43 torchbearers passed the torch hand to hand in a 1.4km distance around the Monument. Azerbaijan will be represented by 18 sportsmen in shooting, judo, track and field athletics and powerlifting.
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