The Doha Asian Games torch arrived in Delhi, the first stop on its journey across the continent, which will take it to 22 cities in 15 countries and regions.

The flame, which was lit at Doha's Khalifa stadium on Sunday, was received at the airport on Tuesday by Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi. It will be taken on a five km route on the streets of Delhi on Wednesday as part of the torch relay.

The flame will be 'married' with the 'Eternal Flame' of the Olympic Council of Asia at the capital's National stadium before it is taken around by a host of Indian sports luminaries.

Among the prominent torchbearers will be Milkha Singh, P T Usha, Dhanraj Pillay, G S Randhawa, Khazan Singh, Kirti Azad, Zafar Iqbal and Dola Banerjee.

The flame will be taken to Agra the next day before it moves to South Korea for the next stop on its journey, which will end in the Qatari capital on December 1, when the fortnight-long sporting extravaganza kicks off.

Covering a distance of 50,000 km, the flame for the 15th Asian Games will undertake the longest journey in the history of the Games.