Ambassador for the Torch relay Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al ThanI and President of the OCA Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah, President of Kuwait NOC Sheikh Talal Fahad Al Sabah, and shooter Mr Abdullah Tarqi Al Rasheedi pose on the stage at the lighting of the cauldron at Sharq Market, Kuwait City, November 21, 2006. The relay is the longest in the history of the Games, travelling 50,000 km (31,069 miles) to 15 countries and regions in 55 days, returning to Doha for the opening ceremony of the 15th Asian Games. [Reuters]

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