The Beijing Paralympic torch relay in Changsha started at 10:10 a.m. on Sunday. The Changsha torch relay route will cover 3.1km of ground. There will be 70 torchbearers participating in the torch relay.

The first torchbearer Zhu Weiming holds up the torch. [Xinhua]

The first torchbearer was Zhu Weimin, who took gold in the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics.

(BOCOG August 31, 2008)