2008 Summer Olympics torch relay route

2008 Olympic Torch Relay. The cancelled Taiwan route is shown in red.

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 the Olympic opening ceremony in China's host city of Beijing in August 2008. The relay took place in four separate legs: in Greece, an international leg, in the Special Administrative Region of China (Hong Kong and Macau), and in mainland China.

The planned route originally included a stop in Taipei between Ho Chi Minh City and Hong Kong, but there was disagreement in Beijing and Taipei over language used to describe whether it was an international or a domestic part of the route. While the Olympic committees of China and Chinese Taipei reached initial consensus on the approach, the government of the Republic of China in Taiwan intervened, stating that this placement could be interpreted as placing Taiwan on the same level as Hong Kong and Macau, an implication it objected to. The Beijing Organizing Committee attempted to continue negotiation,[1] but further disputes arose over the flag or the anthem of the Republic of China along the 24 km torch route in Taiwan.[2] By the midnight deadline for concluding the negotiation on September 21, 2007, Taiwan and China were unable to come to terms with the issue of the Torch Relay. In the end, both sides of the Taiwan Strait decided to eliminate the Taipei leg.[3]

Route in Greece

International route

International torch relay route
2008 Olympic Torch Relay's international leg
DateCountry (city)Length[4]Notable torchbearers# of torchbearers[4]
March 31China China  (Beijing)Hu Jintao – paramount leader of PRC
Liu Xiang – gold medalist hurdler
April 2Kazakhstan Kazakhstan  (Almaty)
(start)
Medeo stadium
(finish)
Astana Square		20 kmNursultan Nazarbaev – president of Kazakhstan
Bakhtiyar Artayev – gold medalist weightlifter
Yermakhan Ibraimov – boxer
Yuriy Melnichenko – gold medalist wrestler
Anatoly Khrapaty – weightlifter
Vladimir Smirnov – the first Olympic champion for independent Kazakhstan cross-country skiing
Roza Rymbaeva – singer[5]		80
April 3Turkey Turkey  (Istanbul)
(start)
Sultanahmet Square
(finish)
Taksim Square		20 kmTuğba Karademir – figure skater
Taner Sağır – champion weightlifter[6]		80
April 5Russia Russia  (St.Petersburg)
(start)
Victory Square
(finish)
Palace Square		20 kmLyubov Yegorova – cross-country skiing
Viktor Zhdanovich – fencing
Vladimir Salnikov, Alexander Popov, Sergey Kopliakov, Andrey Krylov – gold medalist swimmer
Alexander Dityatin – gold medalist artistic gymnastics
Tatyana Kazankina – gold medalist runner
Anatoly Alyabyev – gold medalist biathlon
Evgeni Plushenko, Tatiana Totmianina, Maxim Marinin, Anton Sikharulidze, Alexei Urmanov, Oksana Kazakova, Artur Dmitriev, Oleg Vasiliev – gold medalist figure skater
Svetlana Zhurova – speed skating
Tamara Moskvina – figure skating coach
Fedor Emelianenko – mixed martial artist
Robert Swan – polar explorers
Artur Chilingarov – cosmonaut
Valentina Tereshkova – astronaut
Alisa Freindlich – actress
Andrei Arshavin – football player[7]		80
April 6United KingdomGreat Britain   (London)
(start)
Wembley Stadium
(finish)
The O2 arena		48 kmKelly Holmes – gold medalist runner
Danny Crates – gold medalist Paralympic runner
Sir Trevor McDonald – journalist
Konnie Huq – TV Presenter
Vanessa Mae – classical musician
Kevin Pietersen – cricketer
Tim Henman – retired tennis player
Amara Karan – actress[8]		80
April 7France France  (Paris)
(start)
Eiffel Tower
(finish)
Stade Charléty		originally 28 kmStéphane Diagana – gold medalist runner
David Douillet – gold medalist in judo
Marie-José Pérec – gold medalist runner
Jin Jing – Paralympic fencer
Thierry Henry – Soccer star
Teddy Riner – gold medalist judoka
Arnaud Di Pasquale – tennis player
Pi Hongyan – badminton player
Mary Pierce – tennis player[9]
April 9United States United States of America  (San Francisco)
(start)
AT&T Park
(finish)
San Francisco International Airport		unannouncedLin Li – swimmer
April 11Argentina Argentina  (Buenos Aires)
(start)
Lola Mora amphitheater
(finish)
Buenos Aires Riding Club		13.8 kmCarlos Espínola – windsurfer[10]
Georgina Bardach, Paola Suárez, Pablo Chacón – athletes		78
April 13Tanzania Tanzania  (Dar es Salaam)
(start)
A railway station of Dar es Salaam
(finish)
Tanzanian National Stadium		5 kmJohn Stephen Akhwari – marathoner
Dorcus Inzikuru – steeplechaser
Anna Tibaijuka – Undersecretary general of the United Nations[11]		80
April 14OmanOman  (Muscat)
(start)
place roundabout Al Bustan
(where lies the "Sohar" boat
which visited China in 1981)
(finish)
Qurm Natural Park		20 km80
April 16Pakistan Pakistan  (Islamabad)Samiullah Khan – field hockey
Jahangir Khan – squash player[12]		65
April 17India India  (New Delhi)
(start)
Raisina Hill
(finish)
India Gate		2.3 kmManavjit Singh Sandhu, Abhinav Bindra – sport shooter[13]
Aamir Khan – actor, director		around 70
April 19ThailandThailand  (Bangkok)
(start)
Yaowarat Road in Bangkok's Chinatown
(finish)
Royal Plaza		10 kmAnant Siripasraporn – Deputy Permanent Secretary for Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Manus Boonjumnong, Somluck Kamsing – gold medalist boxers
Udomporn Polsak, Pawina Thongsuk – gold medalist weightlifters
[14]
80
April 21MalaysiaMalaysia  (Kuala Lumpur)
(start)
Independence Square
(finish)
Petronas Twin Towers		16.5 kmCheah Soon Kit, Yap Kim Hock – retired badminton player
Nicol David – squash player[15]		80
April 22IndonesiaIndonesia  (Jakarta)7 km; originally 20 kmTaufik Hidayat, Susi Susanti, Alan Budikusuma – badminton player[16]
Fauzi Bowo – governor of Jakarta[17]		80
April 24Australia Australia  (Canberra)
(start)
Reconciliation Place
(finish)
Commonwealth Park		16 kmIan Thorpe, Jodie Henry, Libby Trickett, Matt Welsh, Adam Pine, Alice Mills, Petria Thomas – gold medalist swimmers
Ron Clarke – runner
Mark Beretta – TV sports reporter
Tania Major – Aboriginal activist
Megan Marcks – coxless pair rower
Jonathon Welch – conductor
Robert de Castella – gold medalist marathoner
Lee Kernaghan – singer
Fiona Stanley – epidemiologist
Mark Beretta – sports broadcaster
Peter Sharp – Rugby league coach
Louise Sauvage – Paralympic wheelchair racer
Jai Taurima – long jumper
Fiona Wood – director of Royal Perth Hospital, surgeon
Heather McKay – squash player[18]		80
April 26Japan Japan  (Nagano)
(start)
Small park in Nagano
(finish)
Wakasato Park		18.7 kmSenichi Hoshino – baseball manager
Kosuke Kitajima – gold medalist swimmer
Mizuki Noguchi – gold medalist runner
Ai Fukuhara – table tennis player[19]		 80
April 27South Korea South Korea  (Seoul)
(start)
Olympic Park
(finish)
City Hall Plaza		22 kmMoon Dae-sung – gold medalist taekwondo
Kim Mi-jung – gold medalist judoka
Ahn Hyun-soo – gold medalist speed skater
Nam Eun-young – gold medalist in handball
Kim Soo-nyung – gold medalist archer[20]
Bada – singer and musical actress
Jang Na-ra – singer and actress		70+
April 28North KoreaNorth Korea  (Pyongyang)
(start)
Tower of Juche Idea
(finish)
Kim Il Sung Stadium		20 kmPak Doo-ik – football player80
April 29VietnamVietnam  (Ho Chi Minh City)
(start)
Opera House
(finish)
Military Zone 7 Competition Hall		10 km60


The opening relay route ceremony was held at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.[21] The song "We are ready" was performed by Eason Chan, Hotcha, EO2 accompanied by Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Hong Kong Dance company, Gauido international golden eagle gymnastics team, and senior mixed choir of the Diocesan Girls' School and the Diocesan Boys' School.[22][23]

DateCityLength[4]Notable torchbearers# of
torchbearers
May 2 Hong Kong
(start)
Hong Kong Cultural Centre
(finish)
Golden Bauhinia Square		26 km

Lee Lai-shan – gold medalist in windsurfing
Li Ching, Ko Lai-chak – table-tennis players
Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Alex Fong, Kelly Chen, Leo Ku – singers
Rebecca Chiu Wing-yin – squash player
Leung Chun-ying – member of Executive Council
Stephen Chan – general manager of TVB
Victor Li Tzar-kuoi – managing director of Cheung Kong group
Thomas Kwok Ping-kwong – managing director of Sun Hung Kai group
Ng Ching-fai – principal of Hong Kong Baptist University
Michael Cheng Lai-hin – footballer
Koon Wai-chee, Wang Chen – badminton players
Lee Ka-kit – vice chairman of Henderson Group
Chu Ching-wu – president of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Liza Wang – actress, singer & chairperson of Cantonese Opera Performers Association
Yip Wing-sie – music director of Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Rita Fan – president of Legislative Council
Timothy Fok – president of SFOC
Wong Kam-po – gold medalist at Asian games in cycling

 119
May 3 Macau
(start and finish)
Macau Fisherman's Wharf		19 km
originally 27 km[24]		Miriam Yeung – Hong Kong singer
Stanley Ho – casino tycoon.		120

Route in China

Date Map

May 4 (day 1): Sanya
May 5 (day 2): Wuzhishan
May 5 (day 2): Wanning
May 6 (day 3): Haikou

May 7 (day 4): Guangzhou
May 8 (day 5): Shenzhen
May 9 (day 6): Huizhou
May 10 (day 7): Shantou

May 11 (day 8): Fuzhou
May 12 (day 9): Quanzhou
May 12 (day 9): Xiamen
May 13 (day 10): Longyan

May 14 (day 11): Ruijin
May 15 (day 12): Jinggangshan
May 16 (day 13): Nanchang

May 17 (day 14): Wenzhou
May 17 (day 14): Shaoxing
May 18 (day 15): Hangzhou
May 19 and 20 and 21 (days 16 and 17 and 18): Not travelling, national mourning

May 22 (day 19): Ningbo
May 22 (day 19): Jiaxing

May 23 and 24 (days 20 and 21): Shanghai

May 25 (day 22): Suzhou
May 25 (day 22): Nantong
May 26 (day 23): Taizhou
May 26 (day 23): Yangzhou
May 27 (day 24): Nanjing

May 28 (day 25): Hefei
May 29 (day 26): Huainan
May 29 (day 26): Wuhu
May 30 (day 27): Jixi
May 30 (day 27): Huangshan

May 31 (day 28): Wuhan
June 1 (day 29): Yichang
June 2 (day 30): Jingzhou

June 3 (day 31): Yueyang
June 4 (day 32): Changsha
June 5 (day 33): Shaoshan

June 6 (day 34): Guilin
June 7 (day 35): Nanning
June 8 (day 36): Baise

June 9 (day 37): Kunming
June 10 (day 38): Lijiang
June 11 (day 39): Shangri-la

June 12 (day 40): Guiyang
June 13 (day 41): Kaili
June 14 (day 42): Zunyi

June 15 and 16 (days 43 and 44): Chongqing

June 17 (day 45): Ürümqi
June 18 (day 46): Kashgar
June 19 (day 47): Shihezi
June 19 (day 47): Changji
June 20 (day 48): Not travelling, staying in Changji

June 21 (day 49): Lhasa

June 22 (day 50): Golmud
June 23 (day 51): Qinghai Lake
June 24 (day 52): Xining

June 25 (day 53): Yuncheng
June 25 (day 53): Pingyao
June 26 (day 54): Taiyuan
June 27 (day 55): Datong

June 28 (day 56): Jiuquan

June 29 (day 57): Zhongwei
June 30 (day 58): Wuzhong
July 1 (day 59): Yinchuan

July 2 (day 60): Yan'an
July 3 (day 61): Yangling
July 3 (day 61): Xianyang
July 4 (day 62): Xi'an

July 5 (day 63): Dunhuang
July 6 (day 64): Jiayuguan
July 7 (day 65): Lanzhou

July 8 (day 66): Hohhot
July 9 (day 67): Ordos
July 9 (day 67): Baotou
July 10 (day 68): Chifeng

July 11 (day 69): Harbin
July 12 (day 70): Daqing
July 13 (day 71): Qiqihar
July 11
75. Harbin
July 12
76. Daqing
July 13
77. Qiqihar
July 14
78. Changchun
July 15
79. Songyuan
80. Jilin
July 16
81. Yanji
July 17
82. Shenyang
July 18
83. Anshan
July 19
84. Dalian
July 21
85. Qingdao
86. Linyi
July 22
87. Qufu
88. Tai'an
July 23
89. Jinan
July 25
90. Zhengzhou
July 26
91. Kaifeng
July 27
92. Luoyang
July 28
93. Anyang
July 29
94. Shijiazhuang
July 30
95. Qinhuangdao
July 31
96. Tangshan
August 1-2
97. Tianjin
August 3
98. Guang'an
August 4
99. Leshan
August 5
100. Chengdu
August 6-8
101. Beijing
Mainland China torch relay route
Planned torch relay route in mainland China before the earthquake.
DateChina China Province / City Length Notable torchbearers # of torchbearers
May 4HainanSanya30.09[25]Yang Yang – gold medalist speed skater
Yi Jianlian – basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks
Yang Lan – businesswomen
Zhang Zilin – Miss World 2007
Huang Xiaoming – actor
Jackie Chan – actor[26]		208[25]
May 5Wuzhishan1.2 km6
May 5Wanning
(including Qionghai)		16.63 km
(+13.51)		113 (+89)
May 6Haikou30.2 km208
May 7GuangdongGuangzhou40.82 kmYang Jinghui – gold medalist diver
Ulrika Knape – gold medalist Swedish diver
Dong Zhaozhi – silver medalist fencer
Shen Xiangfu – former Chinese national football coach		208[27]
May 8Shenzhen40 kmXiao Jinfeng – gold medalist gymnast
Wang Shi (王石) – head of China Vanke[28]		–
May 8Mt Everest Summit–––
May 9GuangdongHuizhou–Liang Wenbo – snooker player[29]–
May 10Shantou–Sun Shuwei – gold medalist diver
Xu Yinchuan – international master of Chinese chess[30]		208
May 11FujianFuzhou–Zheng Meizhu – gold medalist volleyball player[31]
Hou Yuzhu – gold medalist volleyball player[32]
Lin Qiang (林强), a sixth-generation descendant of Lin Zexu – person who opposed opium trade with the British in the Qing dynasty and led to the First Opium War[32]		208
May 12Quanzhou20.35 km–108[33]
May 12Xiamen17.4 kmGuo Yuehua – winner of 8 consecutive titles for table tennis
Ji Xinpeng – gold medalist badminton player[34]		100
May 13Longyan30.5 kmZhang Xiangxiang – bronze medalist weightlifter
Shi Zhiyong – gold medalist weightlifter
Chen Hong – badminton player[35]		208
May 14JiangxiRuijin15 km–208[36]
May 15Jinggangshan14.5 km–[37]
May 16Nanchang–Peng Bo – gold medalist diver
May 17ZhejiangWenzhou––108[38]
May 17Shaoxing––100[39]
May 18Hangzhou–Li Lingwei – badminton champion[40]208[41]
May 19 – May 21––Relay suspended to honor victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake-
May 22Ningbo––-
May 22Jiaxing8.2 kmLü Lin – gold medalist table tennis player90
May 23 – May 24Shanghai62.84 km
(day 1)
+
136.55 km
(day 2)		Zhuang Yong – gold medalist swimmer
Zhou Xun – actress and singer
Liu Xuegen (刘学根), father of Liu Xiang
Li Bingbing – actress
Tony Leung Ka-Fai – actor[42]
Sun Wen – football (soccer) player
Chen Lu – world champion figure skater
Zhu Jianhua – medalist high jumper[43]
Lee Kaifu – founder of Google China[44]
Cao Yanhua – table tennis champion		416 (including 44 foreign nationals)
May 25JiangsuSuzhou17 km–104[45]
May 25Nantong20 km–104[46]
May 26Taizhou12.8 km–104[47]
May 26Yangzhou11 km–104[48]
May 27Nanjing12.9 kmYang Yang – badminton player
Chen Peisi – actor
Gao Yuanyuan – actress
208[49]
May 28AnhuiHefei–Fan Xueping – wushu champion
Jiang Xiaoyu (蒋效愚) – executive VP of Beijing Organizing Committee		[50]
May 29Huainan–Zhou Tao – TV presenter
Zhang Yan (张燕) – singer		100
May 29Wuhu–Vicki Zhao – actress and singer100[51]
May 30Jixi–Ding Junhui – snooker player80[52]
May 30Huangshan–Ye Qiaobo – speed skating champ120[53]
May 31HubeiWuhan20.7 kmLi Xiaoshuang – gold medalist gymnast[54]
June 1Yichang10 kmLi Ting – gold medalist tennis player
Karen Mok – singer[55]		208[56]
June 2Jingzhou18.6 kmZeng Li (曾黎) – actress208[57]
June 3HunanYueyang16.9 km–[58]
June 4Changsha–Zhong Zhihua – head of Hunan University
Xiong Ni – 3-time gold medalist diver[59]		208
June 5Shaoshan79.1 km208[60]
June 6GuangxiGuilin–Xiao Jiangang – weightlifting champion
Tang Lingsheng – gold medalist weighlifter[61]
June 7Nanning16.5 kmChen Wenzhong – olympic sprinter
Mo Huilan – gymnast		[62]
June 8Baise––[63]
June 9YunnanKunming8.3 kmAngela Chang – Taiwanese singer and actress208[64]
June 10Lijiang26 km–-[65]
June 11Xamgyi'nyilha40.36 kmZhang Guowei – track & field[66]–
June 12GuizhouGuiyang16.9 km–208[67]
June 13Kaili19.3 km–208[68]
June 14Zunyi6.3 km–208[69]
June 15 – June 16Chongqing–17 kmGu Li – Go champion208[70]
June 17XinjiangÜrümqi12.5 kmWang Yanhong – gold medalist archer
Abuduxikeer Mijiti – boxing champion		208[71]
June 18Kashi7.43 km–208[72]
June 19Shihezi––-[73]
June 19Changji4.4 km–104[74]
June 21TibetLhasa11 km[75] Cedai Drolma – singer[76]156[77]
June 22QinghaiGolmud7.5 km–-[78]
June 23Qinghai Lake6 km–162[79]
June 24Xining–Li Chunxiu – medalist racewalker-[80]
June 25ShanxiYuncheng9.8 kmLu Shuming – actor

Zhang Weihong – medalist handball player

104[81]
June 25Pingyao––[82]
June 26Taiyuan39 kmYan Weiwen – singer
Tan Jing – singer
Robin Li – CEO of Baidu		208[83]
June 27Datong4 km–208[84]
June 28Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center22Fei Junlong, Nie Haisheng – crew of Shenzhou spacecraft 6[85]–
June 29NingxiaZhongwei3.3 km–-[86]
June 30Wuzhong5.6 km–193[87]
July 1Yinchuan––-[88]
July 2ShaanxiYan'an6.31 km–208[89]
July 3Yangling6.53 km–95[90]
July 3Xianyang6.9 km–113[91]
July 4Xi'an–Tian Liang – gold medalist diver200[92]
July 5GansuDunhuang7.6 kmFan Jinshi – director of Dunhuang Research Institute120[93]
July 6Jiayuguan13.8 km–208[94]
July 7Lanzhou––-[95]
July 8Inner MongoliaHohhot6.2 kmMengke Bateer – pro basketball player
Pan Gang – president of Yili group[96]		208[97]
July 9Ordos6.3 km–104[98]
July 9Baotou––104[99]
July 10Chifeng6.2 kmSiqingaowa – actress208[100]
July 11HeilongjiangHarbin14.86 kmZhang Dan & Zhang Hao – pairs figure skating
Shen Xue & Zhao Hongbo – pairs figure skating
Sun Xue – singer		208[101]
July 12Daqing7.6 km–208[102]
July 13Qiqihar7.5 km–208[103]
July 14JilinChangchun9 kmWang Chunlu – silver medalist short track skater218[104]
July 15Songyuan––110[105]
July 15Jilin City7.7 kmWang Chunli – medalist skater108[106]
July 16Yanji–Xie Jun – chess champion-[107]
July 17LiaoningShenyang10.08 kmZhuang Xiaoyan – gold medalist in judo
Han Xiaopeng – gold medalist freestyle skier
Li Yuwei – gold medalist shooter
Gao Hongmiao – racewalking champion		241[108]
July 18Anshan7.3 kmWang Yifu – gold medalist shooter175[109]
July 19Dalian–[110]
July 21ShandongQingdao14.5 kmZhang Xiaodong – medalist windsurfer259[111]
July 21Linyi5.6 km–109[112]
July 22Qufu5.1 km–100[113]
July 22Tai'an–Bi Wenjing – uneven bars athlete
Xing Aowei – gymnast		120[114]
July 23Jinan13.5 kmXing Huina – gold medalist track & field
Lin Weining – weighlifter
Wu Minxia – gold medalist diver
Qiao Yunping – table tennis champion
Guo Jingjing – gold medalist diver		243[115]
July 25HenanZhengzhou7.6 km208[116]
July 26Kaifeng6.6 kmChang Wu (張武) – a designer of Dancing Beijing symbol
Wang Liqun – historian and professor of Henan University
Mark Roswell – xiangsheng actor
Zheng Haixia – medalist basketball player		208[117]
July 27Luoyang6.9 km–208[118]
July 28Anyang5.9 km–208[119]
July 29HebeiShijiazhuang9.3 kmCai Yalin – medalist shooting champion
Li Meisu – medalist in shot put		188[120]
July 30Qinhuangdao7 kmXi Enting – table tennis champion256[121]
July 31Tangshan10.1 kmQian Hong – gold medalist swimmer
208[122]
August 1 – August 2Tianjin12 km–225[123]
August 3SichuanGuang'an7.3 kmJiang Min – policewoman189[124]
August 4Leshan8.2 kmGao Min – gold medalist diver185[125]
August 5Chengdu13.2 kmZhang Shan – gold medalist shooter315[126]
August 6Beijing
(outside)		16.4 kmZhang Yimou – film director
Bai Yansong – CCTV anchor
Yang Liwei – astronaut
Liu Qi – president of BOCOG
Li Furong – VP of BOCOG
Yao Ming – basketball player
Song Dandan – actress
Liu Chuanzhi – founder of Lenovo
Wu Shaozu – former chairperson of Chinese Olympic Committee
Lang Lang – pianist
Wang Hui – intellectual
Yang Yuanqing – Lenovo chairman
Jiang Xiaoyu – executive VP of BOCOG
JJ Lin – singer
Yu Dan – professor
Wu Jinglian – economist
Li Yongbo – medalist badminton player
Dong Jiong – medalist badminton player
Winfried Vahland – president of Volkswagen China
Song Taishan – Coca-Cola Beijing general manager
Luo Jing – Newsreporter		433[127][128][129][130]
August 714.58 kmLiu Xuan – medalist gymnast
Song Zuying – singer
Yang Wenjun – gold medalist flatwater canoer
Hu Kai – gold medalist sprinter
Han Geng - Member of South Korean Boy Band Super Junior		268[130][131]
August 8–Feng Gong – xiangsheng performer
Xu Zhihong – president of Peking University
-[132]
August 8Beijing
(part of opening ceremony in Beijing National Stadium)		–Xu Haifeng – gold medalist shooter
Gao Min – gold medalist diver
Li Xiaoshuang – gold medalist gymnast
Zhan Xugang – gold medalist weighlifter
Zhang Jun – gold medalist badminton
Chen Zhong – gold medalist taekwondo
Sun Jinfang – member of team that won China's first major championship in a team sport
Li Ning – gold medalist gymnast		-[133]

The total torchbearer counts for each city are available at the official website of the torch relay. The relay was suspended from May 19 – May 21 to honor victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wade, Stephen (April 26, 2007). "Taiwan rejects China's torch relay plans". USA Today. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Editorial: New Olympic event: Torch tug-of-war". The Taipei Times.
  3. ↑ "Taiwan, China Fail to Reach Agreement on Olympic Torch Route". Archived from the original on November 9, 2007.
  4. 1 2 3 The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Torch Relay Archived April 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ (in Russian) Kazakhstan: Citius! Altius! Fortius! Archived February 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. See also: (in Russian) Olympic Torch Relay Starts in Kazakhstan
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  9. ↑ (in French)"La flamme olympique : le parcours heure par heure (du 06/04 au 07/04)", Nouvel Observateur, April 8, 2008 See also: "Paris cancels Olympic flame ceremony casting doubt over London's 2012 torch tour", The Times, April 8, 2008 See also: "Torch relay lights up home of father of modern Olympics" Archived April 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., official torch relay website, April 8, 2008
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  11. ↑ "Olympic torch completes relay in Tanzania", Xinhua, April 13, 2008
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