On the day that the earthquake struck, Olympic officials maintained that the torch relay would go on as planned as "the epicenter is not along the route of the torch relay". In fact, one day after the earthquake, China Daily was still offering this really... ...full story at Shanghaiist
from Shanghaiist on Wed, May 14 2008
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Raw Video: Olympic Torch Relay »
YouTube video SelectPlusRaw Video: Olympic Torch RelayRaw Video: Olympic Torch RelayThe Associated PressThe Olympic torch relay continues, going through Nanning, China in Guangxi Province. There was a moment of silence at the beginning of the relay to remember the... |
| 30 Jul 08 |
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China: All shook up by the torch relay » Global Voices It's a double-edged Olympic torch. Veteran sports journalist Guan Jun shares a short sketch on his Beijing Olympics blog of how disruptive preparations for the torch relay proved to be for those living alongside the road chosen for the relay route. |
| 24 May 08 |
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Around Shanghai: Torch relay, quake patients and a pilgrimage to Sheshan » Shanghaiist Earthquake rescuers took part in yesterday's Olympic torch relay in Shanghai. Two Shanghai residents speak to the BBC about the torch relay.With healthcare facilities in Sichuan province stretched to the limit, a group of four hundred patients have been... |
| 22 May 08 |
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Former Olympic champ: Olympic torch relay delivers love to quake victims » People's Daily Former Olympic table tennis champion Lu Lin, the last torchbearer in the Olympic torch relay in southeast China's Zhejiang province, said on Thursday that the relay delivers love and compassion to the earthquake victims. "The torch ... |
| 30 May 08 |
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Hubei torch relay starts with minute's silence » Shanghai Daily THE Olympic torch relay in central China's Hubei Province starts today with a shortened route running in Wuhan, Yichang, and Jingzhou cities, provincial government official said. The two-day relay in Anhui Province... |
| 18 Jun 08 |
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Olympic torch in town » James Reynolds This morning, in the city of Kashgar, teenage volunteers chanted this slogan as the torch relay got underway (occasionally adding "Go Kashgar!" or "Go Sichuan!" - the province hit by last month's earthquake.) Security for the torch relay here in the... |
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