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Tibetan mountaineer Googbu holds the Olympic torch at Norbulingka

The Olympic torch relay has begun in Lhasa, capital of China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
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The Olympic torch set out from Norbulingka, starting its journey in Tibet's capital Lhasa, literally means "place of the gods", on Saturday. The first bearer was the famous Tibetan mountaineer Googbu.

The Olympic torch relay in Tibet will have 156 torch bearers including 75 Tibetans, said Dekyi Drolkar, director of Tibet's sports bureau on Friday.

The relay will cover 9.3 kilometers, she said.

The Beijing Organizing Committee of the Games of the 29th Olympiad (BOCOG) announced the torch relay schedule in Tibet was cut to one day on June 21 from the original three days of June 19 to 21.

In the one-day Lhasa leg, the flame kindled on the top of Mount Qomolangma on May 8 will join the main torch.