The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics torch relay took part as part of the build-up to the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics hosted in Nanjing, China. Chen Ruolin lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony.
| Host city | Nanjing, China |
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| Countries visited | Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Malta, Bulgaria, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Macedonia, Serbia, Romania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, San Marino, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, Spain, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom, Iceland, Bermuda, Canada, United States, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, British Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Panama, Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela, Brazil, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Cape Verde, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, South Africa, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros, Seychelles, Australia, Tonga, New Zealand, Cook Islands, American Samoa, Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Nauru, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Palau, Papua New Guinea, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Palestine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, Chinese Taipei, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Hong Kong, China |
| Start date | April 30, 2014 |
| End date | August 16, 2014 |
| Torch designer | Ji Ziyi |
Torch
editNicknamed the Door of Happiness. The main body of the torch is covered in the metallic luster. And the torch is extremely light. The silver-colored part is designed into the shape of letter “n”, which is the initial of the city's name, Nanjing, and is also in the shape of the city gate of the Ming Dynasty, symbolizing Nanjing's hope to present its grandeur and brilliance to the world through the games. The blue part represents the Yangtze River, the water of which passes through the gate. The gray strips at the bottom of the torch are the symbol of ripples, rendering the torch more dynamic.[1]
Route
editNote: the blue dot represents the virtual torch relay via wireless communication known as "Give Me Fire".[2] On July 4, the virtual torch sailed to the Pacific Ocean from Mawei District, Fujian.[3]
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1 May (day 2): Cyprus to Turkey 5 May (day 6): Montenegro to Croatia 6 May (day 7): Slovenia to Romania 7 May (day 8): Monaco to Spain 10 May (day 11): Liechtenstein to Slovakia 11 May (day 12): Czech Republic to Germany 12 May (day 13): Belgium to Denmark 17 May (day 18): Sweden to the United Kingdom |
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19 May (day 20): United States to Belize |
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19 May (day 20): United States to Belize 20 May (day 21): Guatemala to Honduras 21 May (day 22): Nicaragua to Jamaica 22 May (day 23): Cuba to Bahamas 23 May (day 24): Haiti to Puerto Rico 24 May (day 25): British Virgin Islands to Saint Kitts and Nevis 25 May (day 26): Antigua and Barbuda to Saint Lucia 26 May (day 27): Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to Saint Lucia 27 May (day 28): Trinidad and Tobago to Panama |
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31 May (day 32): Argentina |
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1 June (day 33): Uruguay to Cape Verde 6 June (day 38): Mali to Senegal 7 June (day 39): Gambia to Guinea 8 June (day 40): Sierra Leone to Ivory Coast 9 June (day 41): Burkina Faso to Togo 10 June (day 42): Benin to Sao Tome and Principe 11 June (day 43): Gabon to Cameroon 12 June (day 44): Central African Republic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo 16 June (day 48): Botswana to Mozambique 17 June (day 49): Swaziland to Lesotho 18 June (day 50): Madagascar to Comoros 19 June (day 51): Seychelles to Tonga |
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20 June (Day 52): New Zealand to American Samoa 22 June (Day 52): Solomon Islands to Nauru 23 June (Day 53): Kiribati to Micronesia 24 June (Day 54): Guam to Papua New Guinea |
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25 June (Day 55): Timor-Leste to Malaysia 26 June (Day 56): Singapore 27 June (Day 57): Brunei Darussalam to Sri Lanka 28 June (Day 58): Yemen to United Arab Emerates 30 June (Day 60): Palestine to Saudi Arabia 2 July (Day 62): Iraq to Uzbekistan 3 July (Day 63): Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan 4 July (Day 64): Afghanistan to Pakistan 6 July (Day 66): Bangladesh to Thailand 8 July (Day 68): The Philippines to Japan 9 July (Day 69): South Korea to Hong Kong |
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References
edit- ^ "Torch Ceremony for Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games". athenscentre.gr. 30 April 2014.
- ^ "Torch relay" (PDF). www.triathlon.org. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "Youth Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony Kicks off Torch Relay". www.businesswire.com. April 30, 2014.