Liu Peng, president of the Chinese Olympic Committee and Minister of the General Administration of Sport, leads the runners.

More than 1,000 Beijing sports fans, led by minister of General Administration of Sport and president of the Chinese Olympic Committee Liu Peng, took part in a distance run for the "Olympic Day Run" activity at the Beijing Sports University on June 22.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) set June 23 as "Olympic Day Run" in 1987 and called on the national Olympic committees to organize fun runs around the day, aiming at participation of all people. China has observed the day since 1987.

Chinese sports fans run.

(BOCOG June 24, 2008)