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- Torch lit on March 25, 2008
- Origin: Olympia, Greece
- Duration: 130 days
- Distance covered: 85,100 miles
- Relay will end on August 8, 2008 in Beijing
- The relay will pass through more than 20 countries
- Official slogan: Light the Passion Share the Dream
- The torch will be carried to the summit of Mount Everest
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The Olympic Torch Relay 2008 is scheduled to take place from March 25 to August 8, 2008. Beginning in Olympia, Greece, the torch will travel 85,100 miles, through more than 20 countries before returning to Beijing for the opening ceremonies. Though much of the distance will be covered via airplane, this will be the longest Olympic Torch Relay in history.
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Protests
From the March 24, 2008 opening ceremony, the torch relay was interrupted by human rights protesters. Olympic Torch Protests stalled ceremonies in Greece, London, Paris, and San Francisco. Security measures have been enacted since these incidents, limiting routes to areas in and around national stadiums and audiences to officials and high profile supporters. Even in the face of reduced access, protests have continued, most notably in New Delhi, which is home to the Dalai Lama and Tibet's government in exile. -
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Olympic Torch Relay 2008 Questions
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Olympic Torch Relay 2008 News
- Google News: Olympic Torch Relay 2008
- Agence France-Presse: Thailand Prepares for Troubled Olympic Torch Relay (April 18, 2008)
- The Independant: India Pulls Off a Peaceful Olympic Torch Relay, by Banning the Public (April 18, 2008)
- Antara (Indonesia): Asian Governments Brace for Firebrand Olympic Torch Relay (April 17, 2008)
- Vancouver Sun: Team's Everest Climb Halted for Torch Relay (April 17, 2008)
- VOA News: Olympic Torch Relay Trouble-Free in Pakistani Stadium (April 16, 2008)
- International Herald Tribune: Torch draws protest fury in London's Olympic run (April 6, 2008)
- CNN: Protest as Olympic torch is lit (March 24, 2008)
- Daily Mail: Olympic torch lit—but Tibet protesters disrupt ceremony (March 24, 2008)
- Agence France-Presse: Tibetan Activists Stage Symbolic Torch Relay in Taiwan (February 24, 2008)
- Xinhua News: Chinese Ambassador, Olympic Champion to Join Olympic Torch Relay (February 22, 2008)
- Canada.com: Christie Will Not Carry Olympic Torch (February 22, 2008)
- Xinhua News: Olympic Torch Relay Route Released in Hong Kong (February 1, 2008)
- Xinhua News: China Upgrades Weather Service for Torch Relay to Mount Everest (January 31, 2008)
- Official Site: Why the Olympic Torch Can Not Pass Through Taipei (September 24, 2007)
- CCTV International: 2008 Olympic Torch Relay Planned Route and Torch Design Unveiled (April 27, 2007)
Olympic Torch Relay 2008 Schedule
- Official Site: Torch Relay Calendar
- March 24: Lighting ceremony
- March 24-29: Olympic Torch Greece
- March 31: Olympic Torch Beijing
- April 2: Olympic Torch Almaty
- April 3: Olympic Torch Istanbul
- April 5: Olympic Torch St. Petersburg
- April 6: Olympic Torch London
- April 7: Olympic Torch Paris
- April 9: Olympic Torch San Francisco
- April 11: Olympic Torch Buenos Aires
- April 13: Olympic Torch Dar es Salaam
- April 14: Olympic Torch Muscat
- April 16: Olympic Torch Islamabad
- April 17: Olympic Torch New Delhi
- April 19: Olympic Torch Bangkok
- April 21: Olympic Torch Kuala Lumpur
- April 22: Olympic Torch Jakarta
- April 24: Olympic Torch Canberra
- April 26: Olympic Torch Nagano
- April 27: Olympic Torch Seoul
- April 28: Olympic Torch Ho Chi Minh City
- May 2: Olympic Torch Hong Kong
- May 3: Olympic Torch Macao
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