Paralympic Torch Relay
The 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay is a significant undertaking
that is national in scope, with city celebrations in every province
and territory over a 10-day period.
The relay will culminate with an extraordinary event prior to
its arrival at BC Place on March 12, 2010 signaling the start of
the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.
Quick Facts – Paralympic Torch
Relay
Unlike the Olympic Flame, the Paralympic Flame has no ancestral
home. Each Paralympic Organizing Committee has the freedom to
choose a lighting method and ceremony that is significant to the
host country.
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The first Paralympic Torch Relay was held for the 1988 Paralympic Summer Games in Seoul, Korea and has taken place at all Paralympic Games since. The torch was carried by 282 torchbearers, 111 of whom had a disability, on a route of some 105 kilometres.
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The Barcelona 1992 Olympic and Paralympic Games shared the same flame. The route took the flame more than 242 kilometres passing through 30 regional municipalities and involving 505 torchbearers.
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In 2008, the Beijing Paralympic Torch Relay will be the first to include an international itinerary and three travel routes. Three torches will travel simultaneously, meeting in Beijing to light the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony on September 6, 2008.
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The Beijing 2008 Paralympic Torch Relay will cross Vancouver, London and Sochi, all future host cities of the Paralympic Games.
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