2004 Summer Olympics torch relay

none March 2021 2004 Summer 2004 Summer Olympics torch emblem.svg Athens, Greece Greece, Australia, Japan, South Korea, China, India, Egypt, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, United States, Canada, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Albania yes 2004 03 25 yes 2004 08 13 200px|thumb|right|For the first time, the Olympic Flame circumnavigated the globe, starting in Olympia in advance of the 2004 games. 200px|thumb|right|Olympic Torch Relay Jet – Zeus (Registration TF-ARO) The 2004 Summer Olympics Torch Relay, prior to the 2004 Summer Olympics, took the Olympic Flame across every habitable continent, returning to Athens, Greece. Every city which had hosted, will host, or coincidentally elected to host the Summer Olympics until the 2028 Summer Olympics was visited or revisited by the torch, as well as several other cities chosen for their international importance. The main reason the torch relay went around the world was to highlight the fact that the Ancient Olympic Games started in Greece, and in modern times have been held around the world but finally took place again in Greece in 2004. The relay was the first time the Olympic flame had travelled to Africa and South America. The flame was transported from country to country aboard a specially equipped Boeing 747 leased from Atlanta Icelandic (Registration TF-ARO) called Zeus. On board the flame was carried and burned continuously in specially modified miners' lamps. Route in Greece (first phase) DateMap25 March: Olympia, Elis, Pyrgos, Andritsaina 26 March: Megalopolis, Dorio, Kopanaki, Kyparissia, Filiatra, Gargalianoi, Pylos 27 March: Methoni, Koroni, Petalidi, Messini, Valira, Meligalas, Kalamata 28 March: Mystras, Gytheio 29 March: Sparta, Tegea, Tripoli 30 March: Nemea, Mycenae, Argos, Nafplio, Epidaurus 31 March: Kranidi, Spetses, Hydra, Poros, Aegina, Salamina, Panathenaic StadiumGreece 500 none Greece Megalopolis top Megalopolis 37.390190 22.137413Greece Tripoli top Tripoli, Greece 37.770245 22.256040Greece Tegea bottom Tegea 37.450248 22.421239 International route The International Leg of the 2004 Olympic Torch Relay officially began on 4 June 2004, when the flame touched down in Sydney, Australia, previous host city of the 2000 Summer Olympics. In Sydney, it visited Stadium Australia, the 2000 Summer Olympics main venue, prior to the National Rugby League match between the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Sydney Roosters;https://www.smh.com.au/national/torch-carries-a-teenagers-dreams-20040506-gdive7.html Torch carries a teenager's dreams Sydney Morning Herald 6 May 2004 10 September 2024 in Melbourne, it visited the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the 1956 Summer Olympics main venue, at half-time of the Australian Football League match between and .https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/95491/torch-returns-to-the-mcg Torch returns to the MCG Essendon Football Club 2 June 2004 10 September 2024 Route in Oceania DateMap4 June: Sydney, Australia (host city of the 2000 Summer Olympics) 5 June: Melbourne (host city of the 1956 Summer Olympics)Oceania 500 center Oceania Sydney Sydney -33.868154 151.209296 Oceania Melbourne Melbourne -37.812470 144.963058 Route in Asia DateMap6 June: Tokyo, Japan (host city of the 1964 Summer Olympics) 7 June: Seoul, South Korea (host city of the 1988 Summer Olympics) 8 June: Beijing, China (host city of the 2008 Summer Olympics) 10 June: Delhi, IndiaAsia 500 center Asia Tokyo right Tokyo 35.715159 139.737099 Asia Seoul bottom Seoul 37.568539 126.982754 Asia Beijing left Beijing 39.904820 116.407396 Asia Delhi Delhi 28.285118 76.879030 Route in Africa DateMap11 June: Cairo, Egypt 12 June: Cape Town, South AfricaAfrica 500 center Africa Cairo Cairo 30.044391 31.238716 Africa Cape Town Cape Town -33.922275 18.426437 Route in the Americas DateMap13 June: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (host of the 2016 Summer Olympics) 15 June: Mexico City, Mexico (host city of the 1968 Summer Olympics) 16 June: Los Angeles, United States (host city of the 1932, and 1984 Summer Olympics) 17 June: St. Louis (host city of the 1904 Summer Olympics) 18 June: Atlanta (host city of the 1996 Summer Olympics) 19 June: New York (headquarters of United Nations) 20 June: Montreal, Canada (host city of the 1976 Summer Olympics)America 500 center America Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro -22.913915 -43.185878 America Mexico City Mexico City 19.440547 -99.133208 America Los Angeles left Los Angeles 34.058102 -118.235102 America St. Louis top St. Louis 38.630931 -90.197773 America Atlanta Atlanta 33.749312 -84.386974 America New York New York City 40.713790 -74.005887 America Montreal Montreal 45.501633 -73.564016 Route in Europe (excluding Greece) DateMap21 June: Antwerp, Belgium (host city of the 1920 Summer Olympics) 22 June: Brussels 23 June: Amsterdam, Netherlands (host city of the 1928 Summer Olympics) 24 June: Geneva, Switzerland (headquarters of League of Nations and many United Nations agencies)Lausanne (headquarters of the International Olympic Committee) 25 June: Paris, France (host city of the 1900 and 1924 Summer Olympics) 26 June: London, United Kingdom (host city of the 1908 and 1948 Summer Olympics) 27 June: Madrid, SpainBarcelona (host city of the 1992 Summer Olympics) 28 June: Rome, Italy (host city of the 1960 Summer Olympics) 29 June: Munich, Germany (host city of the 1972 Summer Olympics) 30 June: Berlin (host city of the 1936 Summer Olympics) 1 July: Stockholm, Sweden (host city of the 1912 Summer Olympics and theequestrian events of the 1956 Summer Olympics) 2 July: Helsinki, Finland (host city of the 1952 Summer Olympics) 3 July: Moscow, Russia (host city of the 1980 Summer Olympics) 5 July: Kyiv, Ukraine 6 July: Istanbul, Turkey 7 July: Sofia, Bulgaria 8 July: Nicosia, CyprusGreater Europe 500 center Greater Europe Antwerp Antwerp 51.217656 4.400640 Greater Europe Brussels bottom Brussels 50.851487 4.351249 Greater Europe Amsterdam Amsterdam 52.371094 4.895447 Greater Europe Geneva Geneva 46.205764 6.146741 Greater Europe Lausanne left Lausanne 46.519501 6.633840 Greater Europe Paris left Paris 48.857237 2.353638 Greater Europe London top London 51.507428 -0.127479 Greater Europe Madrid left Madrid 40.416951 -3.703983 Greater Europe Barcelona bottom Barcelona 41.386525 2.171537 Greater Europe Rome Rome 41.904743 12.497224 Greater Europe Munich Munich 48.135718 11.582324 Greater Europe Berlin top Berlin 52.521102 13.405941 Greater Europe Stockholm Stockholm 59.330087 18.069825 Greater Europe Helsinki Helsinki 60.170421 24.939087 Greater Europe Moscow Moscow 55.757291 37.619381 Greater Europe Kyiv Kyiv 50.450634 30.525953 Greater Europe Istanbul Istanbul 41.009951 28.979711 Greater Europe Sofia Sofia 42.698786 23.321868 Greater Europe Nicosia Nicosia 35.186450 33.383821 The International Leg of the 2004 Olympic Torch Relay concluded on July 8, 2004, just over a month after it began its global journey and just over a month before the 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony on 13 August 2004. Route in Greece (second phase) After visiting Cyprus, the Greek Leg of the Torch Relay resumed on 9 July 2004, with the flame touching down in Crete in the city of Heraklion. During the Greek Leg of the relay, the torch also made a cursory stopover in Albania when the torch was carried through a lake on the Greek-Albanian border. DateMap9 July (day 1): Heraklion 10 July (day 2): Knossos, Malia, Agios Nikolaos, Sitia 11 July (day 3): Ierapetra, Pyrgos, Agia Galini 12 July (day 4): Spili, Rethymno, Chania 13 July (day 5): Karpathos, Kalymnos, Kos, Kastellorizo, Rhodes 14 July (day 6): Santorini, Sifnos, Paros, Naxos, Mykonos, Syros 15 July (day 7): Tinos, Andros, Samos, Chios, Oinousses, Mytilene 16 July (day 8): Lemnos, Thasos, Samothrace 17 July (day 9): Orestiada, Didymoteicho, Soufli, Feres, Alexandroupoli 18 July (day 10): Sapes, Komotini, Lake Vistonida, Abdera, Xanthi 19 July (day 11): Chrysoupoli, Kavala, Philippi 20 July (day 12): Drama, Alistrati, Nea Zichni, Serres 21 July (day 13): Sidirokastro, Vyroneia, Doirani, Kato Poroia, Kilkis 22 July (day 14): Langadas, Polygyros 23 July (day 15): Moudania, Triglia, Epanomi, Michaniona, Thermi, Thessaloniki 24 July (day 16): Pella, Giannitsa, Alexandreia, Litochoro, Dion 25 July (day 17): Katerini, Kolindros, Aiginio, Meliki, Vergina 26 July (day 18): Veria, Naousa, Skydra, Edessa, Florina 27 July (day 19): Psarades, Amyntaio, Ptolemaida, Kozani 28 July (day 20): Grevena, Siatista, Kastoria 29 July (day 21): Eptachori, Konitsa, Kalpaki, Dodoni, Ioannina 30 July (day 22): Mikro Peristeri, Metsovo, Kalabaka 31 July (day 23): Trikala, Karditsa, Larissa, Nea Ionia, Volos 1 August (day 24): Stylida, Lamia, Karpenisi, Skopelos, Skiathos 2 August (day 25): Kymi, Aliveri, Amarynthos, Chalcis 3 August (day 26): Aliartos, Livadia, Arachova, Delphi 4 August (day 27): Amfissa, Itea, Galaxidi, Nafpaktos, Zakynthos 5 August (day 28): Argostoli, Ithaca, Astakos, Lefkada, Corfu 6 August (day 29): Igoumenitsa, Syvota, Parga, Preveza 7 August (day 30): Arta, Menidi, Amfilochia, Agrinio 8 August (day 31): Missolonghi, Rio–Antirrio bridge, Patras 9 August (day 32): Aigio, Akrata, Xylokastro, Kiato, Corinth 10 August (day 33: Thebes, Marathon 11 August (day 34): Piraeus 12–13 August (days 35 & 36): AthensGreece 800 center Greece Heraklion top Heraklion 35.340077 25.144213 Greece Sitia Sitia 35.2087 26.1052 Greece Agia Galini left Agia Galini 35.097633 24.688369 Greece Chania left Chania 35.516181 24.018037 Greece Rhodes Rhodes (city) 36.435712 28.217848 Greece Syros Ermoupoli 37.4385 24.9139 Greece Mytilene Mytilene 39.110103 26.563540 Greece Samothrace Samothrace 40.444441 25.668524 Greece Alexandroupoli Alexandroupoli 40.849150 25.878490 Greece Xanthi Xanthi 41.149665 24.886490 Greece Philippi bottom Philippi 41.027295 24.338653 Greece Serres top Serres 41.092144 23.541320 Greece Kilkis Kilkis 40.994947 22.875367 Greece Polygyros Polygyros 40.382869 23.442598 Greece Thessaloniki Thessaloniki 40.632626 22.933218 Greece Dion Dion, Pieria 40.175059 22.489954 Greece Vergina Vergina 40.489760 22.319676 Greece Florina Florina 40.786756 21.413122 Greece Kozani left Kozani 40.302698 21.790092 Greece Kastoria left Kastoria 40.520759 21.275412 Greece Ioannina top Ioannina 39.666267 20.853747 Greece Kalabaka Kalabaka 39.707898 21.628873 Greece Larissa Larissa 39.6390224 22.419125 Greece Volos Volos 39.364610 22.943983 Greece Skiathos Skiathos 39.163204 23.490338 Greece Chalcis top Chalcis 38.464539 23.605649 Greece Amarynthos rigth Amarynthos 38.386420 23.909543 Greece Kymi right Kymi, Greece 38.675724 24.042858 Greece Aliveri bottom Aliveri 38.419207 24.047006 Greece Delphi Delphi 38.482323 22.501258 Greece Zakynthos left Zakynthos 37.785544 20.901786 Greece Corfu Corfu 39.629148 19.928995 Greece Preveza Preveza 38.959922 20.751394 Greece Agrinio Agrinio 38.627379 21.409250 Greece Patras left Patras 38.244650 21.733780 Greece Corinth left 37.941148 22.938676 Greece Marathon left Marathon 38.153848 23.964330 Greece Piraeus bottom Piraeus 37.945294 23.646983 Greece Athens left Athens 37.985121 23.727539 Aftermath thumb|A scene of Olympic Torch Relay 2004 in New Delhi, India on 10 June 2004 thumb|A scene of Olympic Torch Relay 2004 in New Delhi, India on 10 June 2004 The International Olympic Committee has indicated that, due to the success of the 2004 run, they might sanction a global circumnavigation of the flame before every succeeding Olympics. However, those plans were abandoned in March 2009 due to the protests in the international leg of the torch relay of the 2008 Summer Olympics (with an exception made for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games).IOC Scraps International Torch Relays http://aroundtherings.com/articles/view.aspx?id=31836 Around the Rings 22 May 2013 27 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027155024/http://aroundtherings.com/articles/view.aspx?id=31836 dead IOC scraps international torch relays https://www.dawn.com/news/995837/ioc-scraps-international-torch-relays 24 March 2023 DAWN.COM AFP 28 March 2009 en See also 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay References External links Torch Relay Category:Summer Olympics torch relays