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Torch relay may refer to: The carrying of the Olympic Torch Any of the Olympic torch relays Pan American Torch, a torch relay associated with the Panamerican
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The 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from 19 May until 27 July, prior to the London 2012 Summer Olympics. The torch bearer selection process was
2012 Summer Olympics torch relay
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The Olympic torch relay is the ceremonial relaying of the Olympic flame from Olympia, Greece, to the site of an Olympic Games. It was introduced at the
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The 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from March 24 until August 8, 2008, prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics, with the theme of "one world, one
2008 Summer Olympics torch relay
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Symbol of the Olympic Games
Olympic flame is lit at Olympia, Greece. This ceremony starts the Olympic torch relay, which formally ends with the lighting of the Olympic cauldron during
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The 2002 Winter Olympics torch relay was a 65-day run, from December 4, 2001, until February 8, 2002, prior to the 2002 Winter Olympics. The runners carried
2002 Winter Olympics torch relay
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torch relay was run from May 8 until July 28, prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. It was commonly referred to as the AT&T Olympic Torch
1984 Summer Olympics torch relay
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The torch relay (Italian: Il Viaggio della Fiamma Olimpica, lit. 'The voyage of the Olympic flame') for the 2026 Winter Olympics began on 26 November
2026 Winter Olympics torch relay
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The 1996 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from April 27 to July 19, leading up to the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The route covered 26,875 kilometers
1996 Summer Olympics torch relay
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The 1936 Summer Olympics torch relay was the first of its kind, following on from the reintroduction of the Olympic Flame at the 1928 Games. It pioneered
1936 Summer Olympics torch relay
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Multi-sport event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
as the main reason for not involving. The 2027 Southeast Asian Games torch relay is expected to pass through all 12 administrative divisions of Sarawak
2027_SEA_Games
The 2004 Summer Olympics Torch Relay, prior to the 2004 Summer Olympics, took the Olympic Flame across every habitable continent, returning to Athens
2004 Summer Olympics torch relay
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19th edition of the Pan American Games
the torch relay began on 5 October 2023 and ended at the opening ceremony with the lighting of the cauldron. There were three torches, with each torch travelling
2023_Pan_American_Games
Multi-sport event in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
the flame was lit, the torch traveled to Santo Domingo on 12 April. The 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games torch relay started from 6 May to 24
2026 Central American and Caribbean Games
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Multi-sport event in Los Angeles, California, US
LAOCOG CEO Reynold Hoover informed the California State Senate that the torch relay for LA 2028 planned to visit all 50 U.S. states, explaining that it would
2028_Summer_Olympics
Relay held worldwide prior to the Commonwealth Games
Baton Relay is similar to the Olympic Torch Relay. Started as the Queen's Baton Relay for the 1958 Games, the relay has been included in every games ever
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The 2024 Summer Olympic torch relay ran from 16 April 2024 until 26 July 2024. After it was lit in Olympia, Greece, the torch then travelled through Greece
2024 Summer Olympics torch relay
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The 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay route involved 21 countries where the Olympic torch was carried between its lighting in Greece in March 2008 and
2008 Summer Olympics torch relay route
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Multi-sport event in Hangzhou, China
of Liangzhu on 15 June 2023 and reproduced their rites. The physical torch relay started on 8 September 2023 at West Lake, and traveled across 11 prefectures
2022_Asian_Games
Multi-sport event in Beijing, China
5 billion people worldwide, and featured the longest distance for an Olympic Torch relay. The 2008 Games also set numerous world and Olympic records, and were
2008_Summer_Olympics
Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay was an Olympic-style torch relay to mark the 200th anniversary of the state of Indiana. The relay spanned 3,200 miles
Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay
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Multi-sport event in Paris, France
the torch relay, alongside swimmer Florent Manaudou (her brother), paratriathlete Mona Francis, and para-athlete Dimitri Pavadé. The torch relay was expected
2024_Summer_Olympics
Summer Olympics summit of Mount Everest was the special route of the torch relay as part of the 2008 Summer Olympics taking place in China. Torchbearers
2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mount Everest
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a Paralympic Games a torch relay is held in order to build awareness and engagement in the upcoming event. During the torch relay the Paralympic flame
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Multi-sport event in Berlin, Germany
These were the first Games to be televised and the first to feature a torch relay carrying the Olympic flame from Olympia to the host city—a ceremony devised
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2020 Summer Olympics torch relay was held from 12 March 2020 and ended on 23 July 2021. After being lit in Olympia, Greece, the torch was handed over to
2020 Summer Olympics torch relay
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Summer Olympics torch relay was the transferral of the Olympic Flame to Sydney, Australia, that built up to the 2000 Summer Olympics. The torch travelled to
2000 Summer Olympics torch relay
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U.S. non-governmental organization
Persecution of Falun Gong organized the international Global Human Rights Torch Relay that traveled through 150 cities in 35 countries of Europe, Asia, North
Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong
Coalition_to_Investigate_the_Persecution_of_Falun_Gong
Multi-sport event in London, England
April 2010. "Torch Relay 1948". Olympic Museum. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2023. "Torch Relay". Official Report
1948_Summer_Olympics
Chinese fencer (born 1981)
was a torchbearer carrying the Olympic torch amid political protests during the 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay in Paris, France. According to ABC News
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The 1960 Winter Olympics torch relay was held in the leadup to the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley (now Olympic Valley), California, in the United
1960 Winter Olympics torch relay
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Cancelled multi-sport event
prisoners of war, Teodor Niewiadomski. After the successful invention of the torch relay in Nazi Germany four years earlier, the proposed method of bringing the
1940_Summer_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Los Angeles, California, US
Torch Relay began in New York City and ended in Los Angeles, traversing 33 states and the District of Columbia. Unlike later torch relays, the torch was
1984_Summer_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan
The torch design, as well as the relay routes were unveiled on 11 June, 100 days until the opening ceremony. There will also be a torch relay for school
2026_Asian_Games
Olympics Torch Relay was a 106-day run, from October 30, 2009, until February 12, 2010, prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Plans for the relay were originally
2010 Winter Olympics torch relay
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Multi-sport event in Hangzhou, China
arrived in Zhejiang province after one week later after a train trip and the relay had three days duration and was used to light the cauldron at Hangzhou Sports
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The 1996 Summer Paralympics torch relay, also referred to as the NationsBank Paralympic Torch Relay to reflect the event's lead sponsor, was held between
1996 Summer Paralympics torch relay
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The 1976 Summer Olympics torch relay celebrated the first time that a Canadian city had hosted the Games. Convention states that the flame should be lit
1976 Summer Olympics torch relay
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The 2009 East Asian Games torch relay was the torch relay portion prior to the opening of the East Asian Games. It took place on 29 August 2009 on the
2009 East Asian Games torch relay
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officers would be deployed for the opening ceremony. The 80-day Olympic torch relay for the Olympic flame was ended during the ceremonies. The flame was
2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
2024_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony
The torch relay (Italian: Il Viaggio della Fiamma Paralimpica, lit. 'The voyage of the Paralympic flame') for the 2026 Winter Paralympics, jointly hosted
2026 Winter Paralympics torch relay
2026_Winter_Paralympics_torch_relay
Multi-sport event in Incheon, South Korea
Das, Suprita (9 August 2014). "Asian Games Returns to its Roots for Torch Relay". NDTV. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August
2014_Asian_Games
English actor and filmmaker
Olympics Torch Relay. In 2014, Gilley ran in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics torch relay. In 2020, Gilley ran in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch relay. Gilley
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Multi-sport event in Chengdu, China
held in Chengdu. For the first time in World Games history, a torch relay was held. The torch was revealed on 27 February 2025. Named Zhumeng, and designed
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Multi-sport event in Pyeongchang, South Korea
torch relay started on 24 October 2017 in Greece and lasted for 101 days, ending at the start of the Olympics on 9 February 2018. The Olympic torch entered
2018_Winter_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia
Games torch was unveiled. The design was inspired by the golok and skin — traditional weapons originating from Jakarta and Palembang. The torch relay began
2018_Asian_Games
Multi-sport event in Melbourne, Australia
man of Greek parentage. The flame was relayed down the east coast of Australia using die cast aluminium torches weighing about 3 pounds (1.8 kg). The
1956_Summer_Olympics
Olympics torch relay was run from 17 July until 29 July 1948, prior to the 1948 Summer Olympics, held in London, United Kingdom. The relay was nicknamed
1948 Summer Olympics torch relay
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Chinese embassy in Belgrade, the 2008 demonstrations during the Olympic torch relay and alleged Western media bias, especially in relation to the March 2008
Anti-Western sentiment in China
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Stick with a flaming end used as a source of light
Liberty, Place Diana, Paris The goddess Hecate holding a torch to her right The torch carried in relay by runners is used to light the Olympic flame which
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Multi-parasport event in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2000 Paralympic Torch Relay at a launch of the torch design and route in Canberra on 28 July 1999.But originally, this would be a relay exclusively within
2000_Summer_Paralympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics torch relay which ran from 21 April until 5 August 2016. After being lit in Olympia, Greece, the torch traveled to Athens on the
2016 Summer Olympics torch relay
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Symbols of the Olympic Games
Barney argued that the Olympic torch had been commercialised since its inception in 1936, and that sponsors of the torch relay benefit from brand awareness
Olympic_symbols
24th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games
American and Caribbean Games torch relay was from 6 June to 23 June 2023. After being lit in Teotihuacán, Mexico, the torch traveled to San Salvador on
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
2023_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games
Multi-sport event in Doha, Qatar
at the Al-Gharafa SC. The torch relay has been integral to the Asian Games since 1958. The plans for the Doha 2006 torch relay were revealed by the Doha
2006_Asian_Games
10th edition of the Pan American Games
1,100-mile torch relay that encircled the state of Indiana before arriving in Indianapolis on August 7. Money raised during the torch relay was donated
1987_Pan_American_Games
The 2012 Summer Paralympics torch relay ran from 22 to 29 August 2012, prior to the 2012 Summer Paralympics. The relay began with four flames kindled on
2012 Summer Paralympics torch relay
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Multi-sport event in Vancouver, Canada
which included continuous live coverage on its website. The Olympic Torch Relay is the transfer of the Olympic flame from Ancient Olympia, Greece — where
2010_Winter_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Guangzhou, China
torch of the Games. "The Tide" weighed 98 g and was 70 cm long. It was tall and straight in shape, while dynamic in terms of image. The torch relay route
2010_Asian_Games
Multi-parasport event in Paris, France
Tunnel, thus beginning the torch relay. The torch was split into 12 parts and visited 12 different cities across France. The relay ended with the lighting
2024_Summer_Paralympics
Multi-sport event in Italy
was confirmed as the speed skating venue in April 2023. The Olympic torch relay started on 26 November 2025, with the flame lighting in Olympia, Greece
2026_Winter_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Tokyo, Japan
2020 Summer Olympics torch relay was "Hope Lights Our Way". As determined by a 2009 IOC ruling that banned international torch relays for any future Olympic
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Multi-sport event in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan
Sapporo City Hall, which was also used for the 1972 Winter Olympics torch relay local celebrations, until one hour before the closing ceremony, on February
2017_Asian_Winter_Games
Multi-sport event in Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Organizing Committee. "Olympic Torch Relay". Archived from the original on October 24, 2001. Retrieved October 24, 2010. "Olympic Torch Design". KSL-TV. February
2002_Winter_Olympics
on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2013-11-07. "The Torch and Emblem to be Used for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic
List of Olympic and Paralympic torch designs
List_of_Olympic_and_Paralympic_torch_designs
German sports administrator (1882–1962)
the 1936 Olympic Summer Games. He created the tradition of the Olympic torch relay when he organised the 1936 build-up event, and was an influential historian
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Multi-sport event in Mexico City, Mexico
bids from Detroit, Buenos Aires and Lyon to host the Games. The 1968 torch relay recreated the route taken by Christopher Columbus to the New World, journeying
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The London 2012 Olympic Torch was carried around the UK for 70 days in the London 2012 Torch Relay, from 19 May to 27 July 2012. Designed by British designers
London_2012_Olympic_Torch
The EnduranceLife Real Relay was an unofficial event following the route of the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay, conceived by Andrew Barker, an endurance
Real_Relay
Multi-sport event in Helsinki, Finland
1952. The actual Olympic flame was lit for the Olympic Stadium. Olympic torch relay: Greece: Olympia – Corinth – Athens Denmark: Aalborg – Århus – Vejle
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Multi-sport event in London, England
The Olympics torch relay ran from 19 May to 27 July 2012, before the Games. Plans for the relay were developed in 2010–11, with the torch-bearer selection
2012_Summer_Olympics
German athlete
was a German athlete and the final torchbearer of the first Olympic torch relay at the 1936 Summer Games. Schilgen was born in 1906 in Kronberg im Taunus
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Multi-sport event in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
competition venues, the main one was inside the Skenderija Center. The torch relay for the 1984 Winter Olympics started in Olympia After being lit in Olympia
1984_Winter_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Astana and Almaty, Kazakhstan
Governor to start 2011 Asian Games torch relay in Taraz". inform.kz. 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2011-01-16. "Torch relay of 7th Asian Winter Games winds up
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Multi-sport event in Nanjing, China
in Nanjing where a 10-day relay was held. 104 torch bearers carried the torch singularly or in pairs over 100 legs. Torch bearers were primarily focused
2014_Summer_Youth_Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics torch relay was run from October 24, 2017, until February 9, 2018, in advance of the 2018 Winter Olympics. After being lit in
2018 Winter Olympics torch relay
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The 2014 Winter Olympics torch relay was run from October 7, 2013, 123 days prior to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, until February 7, 2014, the day of
2014 Winter Olympics torch relay
2014_Winter_Olympics_torch_relay
Upcoming multi-sport event
multi-sport event. This edition celebrates the centennial of the Olympic torch relay, a tradition that began in 1936. The host city will be selected in 2029
Bids for the 2036 Summer Olympics
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Multi-sport event in Cambodia
peace and success for the country and Southeast Asia community. The torch relay also began its journey to all other 9 countries in Southeast Asia starting
2023_SEA_Games
The route of the 2010 Winter Olympics torch relay carried the torch through over 1000 communities across Canada, visiting different locations from October
2010 Winter Olympics torch relay route
2010_Winter_Olympics_torch_relay_route
Multi-sport event in Atlanta, Georgia, US
Estefan singing "Reach", the official theme song of the 1996 Olympics. The torch relay was run from April 27 to July 19, leading up to the Games in Atlanta
1996_Summer_Olympics
The 2010 Winter Paralympics Torch Relay was a 10-day event leading up to the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver. It began on March 3, 2010, in
2010 Winter Paralympics torch relay
2010_Winter_Paralympics_torch_relay
American Games torch relay was a 50-day torch run, from August 26–October 14, 2011, held prior to the 2011 Pan American Games. Plans for the relay were originally
2011 Pan American Games torch relay
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torch relay, a tradition begun when Berlin hosted the games in 1936. This segment preceding the torch's arrival honored the first global torch relay that
2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
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The 1992 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from 5 June until 25 July, prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The route covered 5,940 kilometres
1992 Summer Olympics torch relay
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17th edition of the Pan American Games
random selection, while the others were selected by torch relay communities and games partners. The torch took a 41-day journey after being lit in May 2015
2015_Pan_American_Games
Multi-sport event in Calgary, Canada
Olympic torch relay began on November 15, 1987, when the torch was lit at Olympia and Greek runner Stelios Bisbas began what was called "the longest torch run
1988_Winter_Olympics
The 2022 Asian Games torch relay was held from 8 September 2023, through 11 prefectures across Zhejiang, before the opening ceremony on 23 September 2023
2022_Asian_Games_torch_relay
Multi-sport event in Beijing, China
Academy of Fine Arts and Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology. The torch relay started on October 18, 2021, in Greece. On October 20, 2021, it was announced
2022_Winter_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Busan, South Korea
flame. After that, a nationwide torch relay totalling a distance of 4,294 kilometres in 23 days was held. The relay passed through 904 districts in 16
2002_Asian_Games
Multi-sport event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
of Hera in Olympia, the traditional start of the Greek phase of the torch relay. The flame was handed over to the Brazilian organisers in a ceremony
2016_Summer_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Malaysia
satin-finished pewter finial. 5 4 11 (Torch relay) 10 9 2 1 7 6 3 8 The same day the baton relay ended in Singapore, the torch relay was held across the country
2017_SEA_Games
Canadian sports romance television series
Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams would be torchbearers for the games' torch relay; the two actors took part on January 25 in Feltre, Italy. HBO Max was
Heated_Rivalry
Topics referred to by the same term
2010 Olympics torch relay may refer to: 2010 Winter Olympics torch relay, part of the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2010_Olympics_torch_relay
Multi-sport event in Sochi, Russia
2013, the Olympic torch was lit in Ancient Olympia, beginning a seven-day journey across Greece and on to Russia, then the torch relay started at Moscow
2014_Winter_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Innsbruck, Austria
torch relay of the Games was announced on 9 October 2011, involving 65 sites over 18 days with some 2,012 torchbearers carrying the flame. The torch was
2012_Winter_Youth_Olympics
Multi-sport event in Athens, Greece
Olympic flame lit in Olympia and carried across five continents during the torch relay; the opening lines of the Eighth Olympic Ode by the ancient Greek poet
2004_Summer_Olympics
Olympics cauldron for the 2000 Sydney Olympics
Olympics torch relay was commenced with a flame which would be carried by various means of transport across the world to Australia. In Australia the torch followed
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Multi-parasport event in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
and will remain there until the end of their respective events. The torch relay took place from 24 February to 6 March 2026, with 501 torchbearers covering
2026_Winter_Paralympics
The 2002 Winter Paralympics torch relay, known as the Journey of Fire, was held between March 1 and March 7, leading up to the 2002 Winter Paralympics
2002 Winter Paralympics torch relay
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