How Do You Follow The Olympic Torch Relay Route?
Almost nothing excites athletes, sports fans and couch potatoes alike as much as the Olympic Games. As the countdown to the 2008 games picks up speed, you can amp up your anticipation by following the record-breaking torch relay from Athens, Greece to Beijing, China. Read on to learn to follow the Olympic torch relay route. Map it. As tradition dictates, the route begins in Olympia, Greece on March 25, 2008 and travels across the country for the next five days until its arrival in Panathinaiko Stadium, the site of the first modern Olympic Games. The flame then travels to Beijing, arriving the next day, March 31, where it continues on the longest Olympic flame relay in history, crossing five continents, lasting 130 days and covering approximately 82,128 miles. Follow the news. Scan the headlines over the coming months for reports on the flame’s progress and any changes in its route. Already, because of tensions between China and Taiwan, China has diverted the route so that the flame won
