2010 Asian Games torch relay

The 2010 Asian Games torch relay was held from October 12, 2010 through 21 cities in Guangdong province and 2 cities outside the province before the opening ceremony on November 12, 2010. Prior to the relay, a lighting ceremony was held back on October 9, 2010. Some 2,068 torchbearers were expected to carry the torch. The relay leg in Harbin was held in a minor scale due the climatic conditions, as the leg was held inside the main venue of the 1996 Asian Winter Games complex, the Harbin Ice Hockey Rink, while the relay on October 15, 2010 was affected by Typhoon Megi as it was held under the rain. The leg held from November 6–8 acted as a test relay. The flame travelled across China aboard a China Southern Airlines Airbus A330-200 named "Flight Guangzhou 2010" (Registration B-6057), with the airline company being the official partner of the games.

Torch Two torch designs were short-listed in September 2009 for the 2010 Asian Games. "The Tide" () was chosen by the organisers as the torch of the Games, defeating the "Exploit" design. The Tide weighs 98 g and is 70 cm long, and is tall and straight in shape, while dynamic in terms of image. The secondary official mark of the torch relay was unveiled on July 15, 2010, featuring a silhouette of a running goat holding a torch.

Lighting ceremony On October 9, 2010, the flame lighting ceremony was held at the Juyongguan pass at the Great Wall of China near Beijing. A 22-year-old Yunnan Arts University student Kang Chen-chen () was chosen to light the torch. The condition at the time of the lighting was foggy, while she tried to light the torch with a solar mirror with little sunlight. Therefore, it took upwards of 2 minutes before the torch flame could come up. Kang received quite a bit of media attention afterwards. Most of it praised the way she handled the situation. The ceremonial cauldron was then lit-up by president Hu Jintao.

Route DateCityLengthNotable torchbearersNumber of torchbearersOctober 12Beijing Temple of Heaven Zhang Lin (张琳) – Olympic silver medalist swimmer Li Ning (李宁) – Olympic gold medalist gymnastXu Haifeng (许海峰), Yang Ling (杨凌) – Olympic gold medalist shooter Xian Dongmei (冼东妹) – Olympic gold medalist judoZhang Yimou (张艺谋) – film director36October 13Zhongshan11.2 kmYang Wei (杨维) – Olympic gold medalist badminton player Feng Kun (冯坤) – Olympic gold medalist volleyball player Zhou Bichang (周笔畅), Leo Ku (古巨基) – singer Liang Wen-Chong – golfer Jiang Jialiang – table tennis player Sun Bisheng (孙必胜) – great grandnephew of Sun Yat-sen80October 14Harbin, Heilongjiang–Jin Fengling (金凤玲) – ice hockey player Wang Fei (王霏) – speed skater Huang Xintong (黄欣彤), Zheng Xun (郑汛), Yu Xiaoyang (于小洋), Wang Chen (王晨) – figure skater Zhang Dan (张丹), Zhang Hao (张昊) – Olympic gold medalist figure skater21October 15Changchun, Jilin1.2 km–16Haiyang, Shandong2.012 kmXing Aowei (邢傲伟) – Olympic gold medalist gymnast16October 16Zhuhai8.9 kmZeng Qiliang (曾启亮) – Asian Games gold medalist swimmer Li Yongbo (李永波) – badminton coach He Zhuoqiang (何灼强) – gold medalist weightlifter80October 17Dongguan8 kmDu Feng (杜锋), Chen Jianghua (陈江华), Zhu Fangyu (朱芳雨), Wang Shipeng (王仕鹏) – basketball playerZhang Guoying (张国英) – swimmer80October 18Shenzhen8 kmLiu Gang (刘刚) – shooter80October 19Huizhou9.4 kmWang Zhizhi (王治郅) – basketball player Gu Li (古力) – Go champion Li Shasha (刘莎莎) – pool player80October 20Shanwei8.4 km–80October 21Shantou8 kmLiu Xiaosheng (刘孝生) – sprinter80October 22Chaozhou7 km–80October 23Jieyang7.3 kmSun Shuwei (孙淑伟) – Olympic gold medalist diver Xu Yinchuan (许银川) – chess champion80October 24Meizhou8 kmChen Qiuqi (陈秋琦) – Olympic silver medalist field hockey player Zeng Xuelin (曾雪麟) – football manager80October 25Heyuan9.6 kmYe Qiaobo (叶乔波) – Olympic silver medalist speed skater80October 26Rest dayOctober 27Shaoguan10.8 kmYang Jinghui (杨景辉) – Olympic gold medalist diver80October 28Qingyuan8 kmXie Xingfang (谢杏芳) – Olympic silver medalist badminton player80October 29Zhaoqing8.8 kmLiu Haitao (刘海涛) – canoer80October 30Yunfu8 kmZou Shiming (邹市明) – Olympic gold medalist boxer80October 31Maoming7.6 km–78November 1Zhanjiang10 kmLao Lishi (劳丽诗), Hu Jia (胡佳) – Olympic gold medalist diver80November 2Yangjiang8 km–80November 3Jiangmen7.1 kmLi Shanshan (李珊珊) – Olympic gold medalist gymnast80November 4Foshan8 kmHuang Liping (黄力平) – Olympic silver medalist gymnast Zhang Jiewen (张洁雯) – Olympic gold medalist badminton player Sha Baoliang (沙宝亮) – singer80November 5Square of Guangzhou municipal gateFlame division ceremonyNovember 6Yuexiu1.2 km–16Panyu––16Tianhe1 kmWei Wei (魏伟) – basketball player16Nansha2.5 km–16November 7Luogang1.5 km–16Huadu2 km–16Zengcheng2 kmLiu Xiuhua (刘秀华) – weightlifting champion16Conghua0.5 km–16November 8Liwan1.8 kmOu Weiting (欧伟庭) – ex-footballer16Baiyun1.1 kmDong Wenfeng (董文峰) – sailing champion16Haizhu–Wu Lingmei (伍岭梅) – triple jump champion Kong Guoxian (孔国贤) – ex-footballer16Huangpu––16November 9Downtown Guangzhou18 kmYang Yilin (杨伊琳) – Olympic gold medalist gymnast Yu Zaiqing (于再清) – Vice President of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Lin Musheng (林木声) – vice mayor of Guangzhou Yang Naijun (杨迺军) – Director General of the Administration of Sports of Guangdong Province Li Ziliu (黎子流) – mayor of Guangzhou Zhou Jiawei (周嘉威) – swimmer Su Wanwen – fencer Timothy Fok (霍震霆) – Vice President of Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Song Zuying (宋祖英) – singer Wang Yifu (王义夫) – Olympic gold medalist shooter Zhou Yangjing (周杨静) – Paralympic gold medalist rower Wu Xiaoli (吳小莉) – news presenter Wu Jinglian (吴敬琏) – economist208November 10Dafushan, Panyu5 kmWu Jingyu (吴静钰) – Olympic gold medalist taekwondo Zolkples Embong – Head of Mission for Malaysia at the 2010 Asian Games Cheung King Wai, Azizulhasni Awang – cyclist Kim Moon-soo – badminton Akram Abdul Gani – footballer Rebecca Chiu (趙詠賢) – squash player Hem Bunting – marathoner Nader al-Masri, Abdullah Al-Thuwaini, Kareem Ennab – swimmer Hoang Thi Tuat, Fehaid Al Deehani – shooter Chov Sotheara – wrestler Noriyuki Ichihara – handball player Khor Poh Chin, Jia Rui, Faustina Woo Wai Sii – wushu Alireza Nadi – volleyball player Yuliya Borzova – canoer Han Hye-Song – table tennis player Husam Hamada, Kamal Adhikari, Hidilyn Diaz, Sinta Darmariani – weightlifter Khalifa Al Jabri – beach volleyball player John Baylon – judo Samaresh Jung – Commonwealth Games gold medalist shooter Md Dulal Hossain – golfer Zeeshan Ashraf, Rehan Butt – field hockey player Hyun Jung-Hwa (玄静和) – table tennis champion83November 11Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center15.2 kmYang Yang (杨扬) – Olympic gold medalist speed skater Chen Weiya (陈维亚) – film directorGuan Weizhen (关渭贞) – Olympic silver medalist badminton player Eric Tsang (曾志偉), Alan Tam (谭咏麟), Zhang Ziyi (章子怡), Kangta (安七炫), Zhang Tielin (张铁林), Qin Lan (秦岚), Hins Cheung (张敬轩), Charlene Choi (蔡卓妍) – actor/actress/singer Liu Shiwen (刘诗雯), Sun Tiantian (孙甜甜) – table tennis player Zou Zhenxian (邹振先) – triple jumper Lang Lang (郎朗) – pianist130November 12Haixinsha Island (Part of opening ceremony)–Chen Yibing (陈一冰) – Olympic gold medalist gymnast Rong Zhihang (容志行) – ex-footballer Deng Yaping (邓亚萍) – Olympic gold medalist table tennis player He Chong (何冲) – Olympic gold medalist diver5

See also 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay route 2010 Asian Para Games torch relay 2009 East Asian Games torch relay 2022 Asian Games torch relay

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