Torch relay in Pyongyang

The Olympic Flame came to Pyongyang on April 28. It has been the first time coming the flame
to Pyongyang since the torch relay was adopted in Berlin Olympic in 1936. It is also the first time
to do the relay between South Korea and Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The relay was started from a square in Pyongyang surrounded by large number of people with national flags of China. No.2 political leader, Kim Young Nam passed the flame to a first runner. Pyongyang rolled out the red carpet for the relay, and the flame was shared with 80 people for 20km. 57 runners from North Korea, each 6 runners from sponsors such as Coca-Cola, 1 runner from IOC, and 1 runner from China embassy in Pyongyang run 250m each. A officer of the Olympic Frame Torch Relay in Pyongyang said "we worked completely for the event as if people in the world would be surprised with our high level and secure preparation." From the words, we can understand how much North Korea is eager to join the event. The frame was passed by many of symbolic architectures such as Kim Chong Il square and China embassy.