The president of the International Olympic Committee said the organization was reviewing the route of the Beijing Olympic torch relay - but would not cancel any legs of its journey around the world because of anti-Chinese protests.

'There is no discussion about canceling any leg,' said president Jacques Rogge in an interview with The Wall Street Journal amidst a meeting in Beijing with representatives of national Olympic committees.

Earlier reports claiming that the IOC might cancel a leg 'were based on misunderstanding,' he said. 'What we will do, as we should do, is study the torch relay so far.'

The torch was met by violent protests in London and Paris in recent days, and is headed to San Francisco on April 9. Organizers have already announced changes to the original path of the relay in San Francisco because of security concerns.

'I am saddened that such a beautiful symbol as the torch that unites people...actually has been attacked,' said Rogge. 'We respect fully the freedom of speech and press, but we expect people to be non-violent,' he said. -By Geoffrey A. Fowler and Mei Fong, The Wall Street Journal; 852-2831-6438

国际奥委会(International Olympic Committe)主席罗格(Jacques Rogge)表示，该组织正在评估北京奥运会的圣火传递路线，但不会因为反华抗议而取消全球火炬接力的任何一站行程。

罗格正在北京出席国际奥协代表大会，他在会议间隙接受《华尔街日报》记者采访时表示，国际奥委会从未讨论过取消火炬接力任何一站行程的问题。

广告他指出，早先关于国际奥委会可能取消圣火传递某些行程的报导是不正确的，奥委会将要做的和应该做的是对当前的传递工作进行研究。

几天前，北京奥运会的圣火传递在伦敦和巴黎都遭遇了暴力抗议，而从4月9日开始，圣火将开始它在旧金山的传递历程。组织者已经宣布，考虑到安全问题，圣火在旧金山的传递路线已较最初的计划进行了调整。

罗格表示：圣火传递是人类团结的美好象征，而看到火炬接力活动受到冲击令我感到很难过；国际奥委会充分尊重言论和新闻自由，但我们希望人们不要采取暴力手段。
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