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Olympic Torch
 Websites presented in alphabetical order How Olympic Torches Work 
 Background about the Olympic torch and the torch run that ends in the Olympic arena and symbolizes the beginning of the Olympic Games. Covers history, design, science behind the flame, torch construction, the lighting of the torch, the relay, and related topics. From How Stuff Works. http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/olympic-torch.htm Topics: The Olympic Games Last updated Oct 29, 2007 International Olympic Committee: Memorabilia, Numismatics, and Philately
Contains information and images of Olympic coins, stamps, and memorabilia (posters, medals, mascots, torches, and pins), from 1896 to the present. Searchable. http://www.olympic.org/uk/passion/collectors/index_uk.asp Topics: Collectors & Collecting, The Olympic Games Last updated Mar 16, 2005 Olympic Torch in San Francisco
Collection of news stories about the 2008 Olympic Torch journey, which includes San Francisco as its only North American stop. Provides news and opinion (including the Olympic torch protests concerning China-Tibet relations), a map showing the torch route in San Francisco, facts and statistics about the torch and the torch journey, photos and video, and more. From SFGate, the website of the San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/olympictorch/ Topics: The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future Last updated Apr 10, 2008 Olympic Torches
Facts and figures about the torches of past Olympic Games. Includes details about the distance and locations of the torch runs, as well as descriptions and images of the torches. From the International Olympic Committee (IOC). http://www.olympic.org/uk/passion/collectors/search_uk.asp?TypeId=8 Topics: The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future Last updated Mar 5, 2005 The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
"Politics, nationalism, commercialism and athletics were intimately related in the ancient Olympic Games" in Athens. This site discusses traditions ancient and modern, such as nudity, the torch, awards, the concept of amateurism, women's participation, the Olympic Truce, cheating and bribery, and other matters. A glossary and photographs of artifacts are included. From the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. http://www.penn.museum/sites/olympics/olympicintro.shtml Topics: Photograph Collections, The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Issues, The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future Last updated Oct 14, 2009 Torch Relay, Beijing 2008
Information about the torch relay for the 2008 Olympics held in Beijing. Provides general information about the relay, which starts in March 2008, and details about the selection process for the torch bearers (criteria and methods, allocation), the torch relay route (including an interactive map of the route), and the torch design. Site available in Chinese, English, and French. From the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. http://torchrelay.beijing2008.cn/ Topics: The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future Last updated Oct 29, 2007 |
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