Kim Yong Nam, the top legislator of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), passes the torch to the first torchbearer, Park Tu Ik, a veteran soccer player, at the start of the 18th leg of the Beijing Olympic torch relay in Pyongyang, capital of DPRK, April 28, 2008. [Xinhua]
The first torchbearer Park Tu Ik runs with the Olympic torch during the torch relay in Pyongyang, capital of DPRK, April 28, 2008. [Xinhua]
The first torchbearer Park Tu Ik raises the Olympic torch at the start of the Olympic torch relay in Pyongyang, capital of DPRK, April 28, 2008. [Agencies]
Liu Xiaoming, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, runs with the Olympic torch during the torch relay in Pyongyang, capital of DPRK, April 28, 2008. [Xinhua]
Torchbearer Liang Yongzhong kisses the Olympic torch during the torch relay in Pyongyang, capital of DPRK, April 28, 2008. [Xinhua]
Torchbearer Sin Chang Gyun runs with the Olympic torch during the torch relay in Pyongyang, capital of DPRK, April 28, 2008. [Xinhua]
The last torchbearer Chong Song Ok kindles the Olympic cauldron with the flame after the torch relay in Pyongyang, capital of DPRK, April 28, 2008. [Xinhua]
Chinese students wave the national flags of China and the DPRK to welcome the Olympic flame in Pyongyang, capital of DPRK, April 28, 2008.[Xinhua]
