With 60,000 missing and the death toll hovering around 13,000 after a massive earthquake hit the country, the Olympic torch relay in the Chinese province of Jiangxi today was toned down. Chinese volunteers waved flags (as seen above) during the simplified ceremony that opened with a minute of silence out of respect for those who […]
The Olympic flame made it to the top of Mount Everest where it was lit! That is very exciting, especially in light of all of the protests and controversy that have followed it around the world. A climbing team hiked to the 29,030-ft peak and protected the flame by carrying it in a lantern […]
The Olympic torch has arrived on the Chinese mainland after stops on the Chinese island territories of Hong Kong and Macau. The torch will criss-cross the vast country before arriving in Beijing on August 6.
(Map: Newscom)
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The Olympic Torch hit Chinese soil on Friday, at least that of the territory of Hong Kong. The eight-hour relay was relatively free of protest (as was expected) and criss-crossed the city, using 120 runners, including Hong Kong’s only Olympic golf medal winner, windsurfer Lee Lai-Shan.
Pictured above is the conductor of the Hong Kong Orchestra, […]
The Olympic Torch ended the international portion of its relay Tuesday in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The Torch will now travel to Hong Kong on Wednesday to begin the 100 days celebration and its relay throughout mainland China.
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The torch for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games made it’s way to North Korea, marking the first time the Olympic symbol was taken to the Asian nation. According to the Associated Press, it was protest-free as it was presided over by the head of the country’s rubber-stamp parliament, Kim Yong Nam, who often acts as […]
The Olympic torch arrived in Japan in Nagano, the site of the 1998 Winter Olympics. As is becoming customary, it was greeted by protesters. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura called for calm: “I hope this torch relay will take place peacefully in an atmosphere where everyone can celebrate,” he told a news conference.
Sadly, spectators […]
The Olympic torch has been labelled an “embarrassment” by some of the media in Australia where the torch arrived today. Things got so out of hand that six people were arrested and officials have braced themselves for more protests. One man and a woman hung a Tibeten flag on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and lasers […]
The Olympic torch run, scheduled to travel a 20 km route throughout the city streets of Jakarta, Indonesia this morning was changed at the last minute to five laps around the city’s stadium in front of 5000 invited guests and a 2500-person security force.
Earlier in the day, eight people were arrested in Jakarta during a […]
The Olympic Torch for the 2008 Beijing Games made it’s way to Thailand and, of course, it was not without controversy. Now, one of the Japanese hosts has dropped out in protest of China’s treatment of Tibet. Things are so serious that Thai officials have made it clear that any foreigners who try to disrupt […]
The Olympic Torch is just part of what Light the Torch covers. We discuss the coming Beijing Olympics as well as future and past Olympic Games, Olympic athletes, and Olympics issues and news.
Written by Jeanne Dupuis [email], and Sandy Mitchell [email] for b5media.
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