Apr 08 2008
Sachin Tendulakar going to hold Olympic Torch!
The Indian cricket hero, master blaster Sachin Tendulkar is looking forward to participate in the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay to be held in the Capital city on Monday April 17.
Indian Olympics Association president Suresh Kalmandi confirmed his ongoing presence in the relay.
The Olympic relay is in trouble for being protested by Tibetans following China’s crackdown in Tibet. Today demonstrators interrupted the relay in Paris and forced the officials to extinguish the torch twice which is re-lit after a lot of efforts.
There are also strong chances of protest and demonstrations by Tibetans and other human right groups in Delhi also on the day of the torch relay next week against China’s Tibetan policy.
For security concerns and to avoid any mis happening due to protest the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) shortened the route of the relay in Capital city. Earlier the route was set from Red Fort to India Gate covering around 8-9 Km area which is now squeezed to only 2-3 Km.
The batting maestro, who has been ruled out of the ongoing Test series against South Africa, will have the privilege of sharing the honor with greats from diverse fields like Leander Paes, actors Saif Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan, Tata Consultancy Services CEO Subramanian Ramadorai, Ingram Micro India CEO Jaishankar Krishnan and orthopedic surgeon Dr Vaibhav Bagaria from Nagpur.
“It is a great honor for me. I grew up watching the Olympics and I am looking forward to carry the torch,” Tendulkar told.
India’s football captain Baichung Bhutia is the only one who boycotted the relay and denied to take part in it.
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