Canberra leg of the Beijing torch relay concludes


Updated: 2008-04-24 11:01

Final torchbearer Ian Thorpe, five-time Olympic gold medalist, lights the cauldron at 11:30 local time at the Stage 88 in the Commonwealth Park, Canberra, Australia, April 24, 2008. The 15th leg of the global Olympic flame journey concluded Thursday noon local time as scheduled without major disruptions. [Xinhua]