From A to B without mention of T. The Olympic Torch left Athens after a small ceremony to take the long journey to the capital city of the People's Republic of China, Beijing. From there the torch will take a 20 country tour before making its' way back to Beijing to mark the start of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
The 2008 Beijing Olympics and everything associated with them are becoming more and more of a lightning rod in light of recent uprisings by Buddhist monks in Tibet which has been occupied since being invaded in 1950 by the Chinese authorities. Protests along the torch route, leading up to the games, and throughout the competitions are highly anticipated.
More news on the torch's journey from Athens from the Toronto Star.
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Olympic Torch Relay snuffed out in Paris.
On the morning of the San Fransisco portion of the International Olympic Torch Relay the IOC may consider scrapping the international portion of the relay over safety fears.
This comes after intense protesting in both London & Paris that resulted in disruption and the torch being snuffed out several times.
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