Greece Olympic Relay 2008
Guide Note: The Greece Olympic Relay 2008 is the first leg of the Olympic Torch Relay preceding the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The torch will be lit on March 24, 2008 in Olympia, Greece and will travel around Greece for seven days.
Fast Facts:
- Relay will begin March 24, 2008
- Torch will be lit in Olympia, Greece
- The relay will cove 950 miles in Greece
- Torch will be carried be 605 bearers
- 29 ceremonies in different cities have been scheduled
- Will end in Athens, Greece on March 30, 2008
- Also try: 2008 Olympics | Olympic Torch Relay 2008
Greece Olympic Relay 2008 News
- Google News: Greece Olympic Relay 2008
- AHN: Chinese Runner in Historic Olympic Relay (March 1, 2008)
- Xinhua News: Torch Relay for Beijing Olympic Games in Greece Settled (January 30, 2008)
- "According to a press release from the Hellenic Olympic Committee, the Olympic Flame will cover in Greece 1.528 kilometers by the hands of 605 bearers...the torch relay will pass through 16 prefectures, 43 municipalities, 4 communities and there will be organized 29 ceremonies in specific cities along the route of the torch relay."
- The Boston Globe: Greece to Replant Olympics Birthplace (January 23, 2008)
- Nine MSN: Beijing Torch Relay in Peril From Olympia Delays (January 18, 2008)
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