If the mayhem during the London Olympic torch relay was any indication, it’s gonna be a long journey before the torch gets to Beijing for the Summer Games.

The photo above is of a protester during the relay Sunday in London.

An unnamed official quoted by the state Xinhua news agency slammed the protests.

“Today a tiny number of Tibet independence elements sought to disrupt the relay of the Olympic Games sacred flame through London,” said an unnamed spokesperson of the Beijing Olympic Games torch relay office.

“We strongly condemn this vile behaviour.”

And guess where that torch goes after Paris? You bet, San Francisco. Let the Games begin! Could “Pin the Demonstrator Down” become a new Olympic sport?