Average burning time of about 15 minutes.ĭesigner / Manufacturer: Lenovo China, Aerospace Science & Industry / Zhongshan Vatti Gas Appliance Stock Co., Ltd.
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It facilitates the grip and aims to imitate the contact of human skin as if the torchbearer were holding a friend’s hand.įuel: Propane. A fine layer of rubber-based varnish covers the handle of the torch. The red Chinese lacquer symbolises the spirit of celebration, enthusiasm and luck.
The two ends of the torch also have the shape of a cloud, a very old decorative element from Chinese art which can be found on buildings, sculptures and furniture. A carved etched pattern representing lucky clouds covers the surface of the upper part of the torch. Its curved body is made of anodised aluminium. Each entity chose its torchbearers through a public and/or internal process.ĭistance: 137,000km in total, of which 1,528km was in Greece and 97,000km in continental ChinaĬountries visited: Greece, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, France, United States, Argentina, Tanzania, Oman, Pakistan, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Vietnam, People’s Republic of China Torch Detailsĭescription: The shape of the torch recalls that of a parchment scroll. It was carried out through the following entities: the governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of the People’s Republic of China the Chinese Olympic Committee the official partners of the torch relay and sponsors of the Games the Olympic family the cities of countries crossed by the international relay the Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG). Recruitment of torchbearers: According to the principles of the recruitment programme communicated by the Organisers, the selection of torchbearers aimed to be representative of all social backgrounds. Number of torchbearers: 21,800 in total, of which ~630 were in Greece Last torchbearers: Ning Li, Olympic participant in gymnastics (1984, 1988), three-time gold medallist, two-time silver and one-time bronze medallist in Los Angeles 1984 Start date: 24 March 2008, Olympia (Greece)Įnd date: 8 August 2008, National Stadium, Beijing (People’s Republic of China)įirst torchbearer: Alexandros Nikolaidis, Olympic participant in taekwondo (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012), silver medallist in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Lifted by cables, Ning Li took flight and moved in the air doing a lap along the edge of the Stadium roof, until he reached the cauldron, which he finally lit. The torch was then entrusted to Ning Li, a six-time medallist in gymnastics at the Los Angeles 1984 Games. On 8 August, at the Opening Ceremony, the flame was carried by relay to the Stadium by seven famous Chinese athletes, one after the other: Haifeng Xu, Min Gao, Xiaoshuang Li, Xugang Zhan, Jun Zhang, Zhong Chen and Jinfang Sun. On the morning of 6 August, the flame reached Beijing and travelled for three days through the capital.
Originally planned between 15 and 18 June, the journey through the ravaged province finally took place between 3 and 5 August, just before the flame reached Beijing. The organisers also decided to modify the relay route so that the flame visited the province of Sichuan at the end of its journey. Arriving in Hangzhou on 18 May, the relay took a break of three days between the 19th and 21st of May to mark the national mourning for the victims of the dramatic earthquake which had struck the province of Sichuan a few days before, on 12 May. It began on 4 May in Sanya, in the province of Hainan, with five-time Olympic speed skating medallist Yang Yang (A) as the first torchbearer.
In Mainland China, the relay crossed 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions. In addition to travelling to all the continents, the organisers’ aim was to circulate the Olympic flame widely in Asia within the framework of the international relay. Part of the path of the relay was inspired by the Silk Road, with some of the cities crossed located on this ancient network of commercial roads between Asia and Europe. From there, it continued its journey around the world, which took it to 19 cities on the five continents before reaching Hong Kong, then Macao and, finally, Mainland China. On 31 March, the flame landed in Beijing. Once lit in Olympia, the flame reached Athens, where it was passed on to representatives of the Beijing Games Organising Committee on 30 March 2008 in the Panathenaic Stadium.
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