Torchbearer, Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games

Lausanne, Switzerland / Athens, Greece (GenevaLunch) – The Olympic torch has been lit in Athens for the 2010 Winter Games that open in January in Vancouver, Canada. The torch will fly to Victoria, British Colombia in Canada 29 October and from there it will begin its trek around Canada’s 13 provinces and territories, a voyage of 45,000 km with 12,000 torchbearers. The national relay is the longest in Olympic history.

The torch relay begins just days after the UN General Assembly adopted the Olympic Truce Resolution for the Vancouver Games.

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