An Indian Rapid Action Force official ma

An Indian Rapid Action Force official mans a teargas gun on a vehicle prior to the start of The Olympic Torch Relay on Rajpath in New Delhi on April 17, 2008. The Indian leg of the global Olympic torch relay has ended after a short run along a central New Delhi avenue guarded by thousands of police and soldiers, AFP reporters said. The scaled-back 2.3 kilometre (1.5 mile) run passed off smoothly, with an estimated 16,000 police and soldiers having thrown up a huge security cordon around the avenue between the presidential palace to India Gate, two of New Delhi's main landmarks. Participants in the relay were flanked and guided by tracksuited Chinese security guards, and running barely a few metres (yards) each. The relay last little more than 30 minutes. AFP PHOTO/Findlay KEMBER (Photo credit should read FINDLAY KEMBER/AFP via Getty Images)