Beijing, 13 Sep (CNBC) -- According to the "News and Newspaper Summary" of the Voice of China of the Central Radio and Television Corporation, the last stop of the torch relay activities of the 14th National Games, the 11th Paralympic Games and the 8th Special Olympics Games was held in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, on 12 September.
At 8:30 a.m., the torch relay starting ceremony was held at the Xi'an International Convention and Exhibition Center. 3 Flame Guards escort the Flame Flame Lamp in and light the torch. The first torchbearer, Xue Ying, took the torch and slowly ran off the ceremony platform.
Xue Ying: In the process of our passing, I saw the audience around me cheering for each torchbearer, which made me more aware of the determination of the Shaanxi people to work together to run the National Games. I will also bring the spirit of hard work of the National Games to my work and make contributions to the development of Shaanxi as industrial workers.
At 10:27 a.m., Wu Yanan, the image ambassador of the 14th Games and Paralympic Games who served as the last torchbearer of the torch relay, came to the central square of the Xi'an Olympic Sports Center with the torch and lit the sacred brazier, marking the successful conclusion of the torch relay activities of the 14th Games and The Special Olympics.
Wu Yanan: As an athlete and coach, in the end of the martial arts taolu competition, my team members won the fifth gold medal of the Shaanxi delegation in the competition. I am also extremely honored to be able to take this gold medal to participate in the torch relay.
This torch relay activity adopts the model of "two fires in one and one transmission" between the National Games and the Special Olympics, and strives to let more disabled people and able-bodied people participate in the relay effort.
The transmission activity began on August 16 and lasted for 28 days, passing 14 sites in Sanqin Dadi. The flame will light the main torch tower at the opening ceremony of the 14th Games on 15 September and the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games on 22 October.