Welcomed by a cheering crowd, the Beijing Olympic flame arrived in India Thursday early morning.

北京时间4月17日凌晨，奥运圣火到达境外传递的第11站印度首都新德里，受到热烈欢迎。

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The much-anticipated Beijing Olympic Games is around the corner, who do you think will light the Olympic Flame at the opening ceremony on August 8?

万众瞩目的北京奥运会近在咫尺，您认为谁将在8月8日的开幕式最终点燃主火炬？

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The 2008 Olympic flame was ignited on March 24 in ancient Olympia of Greece and was handed over to Beijing on March 31 after a six-day relay in Greece.

2008奥运火炬于3月24日在希腊的奥林匹亚点燃，在希腊传递六天后于3月31日抵达北京。

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Nepal had agreed to a Chinese request to not allow Everest expeditions in the buildup to the Beijing games when the Olympic flame was being taken up Everest.

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The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay, taking the flame around the world before the games begin in August, was always a risk.

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Meanwhile, the lighting in Olympia, Greece, of the flame for the Olympic games to be held in Beijing in August was briefly disrupted by protesting press-freedom activists.

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