Malaysian city fired up for Olympic flame

　　(KUALA LUMPUR, April 21) -- At 2:00 p.m. local time (0600 GMT) the Kuala Lumpur leg of the global torch relay will begin from the Malaysian capital's Dataran Merdeka. About 4 hours later, it is scheduled to reach the Petronas Twin Towers where it will be celebrated with a grand ceremony.

　　Roughly 500 Chinese students studying abroad in Malaysia were present at the start of the relay, cheering and chanting loudly in support of the Beijing Olympics.

　　Among the eighty torchbearers scheduled for the run, members of the country's government, various athletes, and celebrities will carry the sacred flame along the 10-mile route, including former Olympic competitors Cheah Soon Kit, Yap Kim Hock, Jalani Razif, Rashid Razif, and current women's world number one squash player Nicol David.