Torchbearer AA Posted July 31, 2006 Report Posted July 31, 2006 Does anyone know when they are going to present the route, the torch and the logo of the Olympic Torch relay? Any suggestions for the route of the Torch relay?
micheal_warren Posted July 31, 2006 Report Posted July 31, 2006 Does anyone know when they are going to present the route, the torch and the logo of the Olympic Torch relay?Any suggestions for the route of the Torch relay? i think we already have a discussed this some where else on the forum? I would say the torch and logo will be announced next year some time!
olympiaspirit Posted August 10, 2006 Report Posted August 10, 2006 i would be interested in knowing if anyone on the Gamesbids forums has any information about employment on staff with the Olympic Torch Relay. Any info about BOCOG or torch relay sponsor info would be greatly appreciated. I have attended 8 Games and worked at 2 . i would be interested in knowing if anyone on the Gamesbids forums has any information about employment on staff with the Olympic Torch Relay. Any info about BOCOG or torch relay sponsor info would be greatly appreciated. I have attended 8 Games and worked at 2 . i meant to say I worked at 3 Games
micheal_warren Posted August 10, 2006 Report Posted August 10, 2006 i would be interested in knowing if anyone on the Gamesbids forums has any information about employment on staff with the Olympic Torch Relay. Any info about BOCOG or torch relay sponsor info would be greatly appreciated. I have attended 8 Games and worked at 2 .i meant to say I worked at 3 Games what was your job at the games and which ones did you work at. No sponsors have been announced as yet nor has and definate information either but i am told information on the torch really will be announced soon
baron-pierreIV Posted August 10, 2006 Report Posted August 10, 2006 i think we already have a discussed this some where else on the forum? I would say the torch and logo will be announced next year some time! OK, to repeat myself. I believe an earlier draft of the Beijing Torch relay had it touching the expatriate Chinese communities in possibly the ex-Olympic host cities + significant ones like San Francisco's (which could be a potential host). I believe an earlier theme, which could still be, was tracing the CHinese Diaspora, and beckoning them home, even for a visit. Employment? I think it would only touch maybe 4 cities in the US - LA, SF, Atlanta and NYC. So, I don't think they would be hiring any staff members for a very short run in the US.
ChicagoFan90 Posted August 10, 2006 Report Posted August 10, 2006 I thought the torch relay was from Athens to Venice, and followingMaro Polo's silk road to Beijing, But I think that was just a very early draft.
Faster Posted August 10, 2006 Report Posted August 10, 2006 I thought the torch relay was from Athens to Venice, and followingMaro Polo's silk road to Beijing,But I think that was just a very early draft. That rout would be impossible with the current political climate.
seamus21514 Posted August 10, 2006 Report Posted August 10, 2006 Wasn't torino's torch unvield 2 years before the games? would that meant we should see in in a few months? And when will the london logo be unvieled? We should look for the copyright for it, like somebody did in beijing.
Faster Posted August 10, 2006 Report Posted August 10, 2006 If it is as Baron has described the logical cities would be Athens Istanbul Rome Berlin Paris Madrid or Barcelona London Toronto Vancouver Los Angelos San Francisco New York City Sydney and then fellow Asian cities like Ho Chi Minh City Bangkok Delhi Mumbai Islamabad Seoul I would say Tokyo would that would cause an upraising and than all the major cities in China, I would assume it would entire in Hong Kong
rav3n Posted August 11, 2006 Report Posted August 11, 2006 If I'm right, the Torch design Contest had already ended. How much time they usually take to choose the final design of the torch. Good to see that Beijing repeats the steps of Athens (although is a little repetitive). Maybe this torch world relay thing will become a new tradition for the future olympics.
mr.x Posted August 25, 2006 Report Posted August 25, 2006 If it is as Baron has described the logical cities would beAthens Istanbul Rome Berlin Paris Madrid or Barcelona London Toronto Vancouver Los Angelos San Francisco New York City Sydney and then fellow Asian cities like Ho Chi Minh City Bangkok Delhi Mumbai Islamabad Seoul I would say Tokyo would that would cause an upraising and than all the major cities in China, I would assume it would entire in Hong Kong basically, the Pacific Ring of Fire.
baron-pierreIV Posted August 25, 2006 Report Posted August 25, 2006 basically, the Pacific Ring of Fire. Well, except I don't think Japan would really be included -- you know they like to keep Japanese and CHinese ethnicities separate (the Japanese more than the Chinese); And in Indonesia, the Chinese are a sort of persecuted minority -- not only for their ethnicity but because most of the Indonesian Chinese ALSO do not happen to be muslim. So maybe those 2 areas might be skipped over. Manila, too, has a significant # of a Chinese minority, who are fairly well integrated into the Filipino way of life -- and have kept ties with mainland China or Hong Kong or Taiwan. But with the turmoil in the Middle east, etc., this may be a very truncated Torch Relay.
olympiaspirit Posted August 27, 2006 Report Posted August 27, 2006 what was your job at the games and which ones did you work at. No sponsors have been announced as yet nor has and definate information either but i am told information on the torch really will be announced soon I was an usher at the LA Coliseum for LA84 I was the logistics warehouse supervisor for 4 months at Utah Olympic Park during SLC2002 I was chosen to be a torch bearer for Atlanta Paralympics (but couldn't run) and was also a choir member for Paralympic Opening Ceremony Employment? I think it would only touch maybe 4 cities in the US - LA, SF, Atlanta and NYC. So, I don't think they would be hiring any staff members for a very short run in the US. Hello fellow Bay Arean, I'm not looking to work just the US portion. I want to see everything. Beijing will be my 9th Games. Also interested in Womens World Cup 2007. I have worked 2 of those so far and I recommend that event highly to all Gamesbidders. How about a Bay Area Gamesbidders get together in SF. We could travel around SF and photograph all the possible sites for the other GBers to enjoy
Adister Posted September 19, 2006 Report Posted September 19, 2006 I herd that they are goin to try to go through most of the ancent civilizations of the world, such as Rome, Greece, India, and the Middle East, thou the Middle East is still up for debate. The torch, relay route, and logo will most likely be unvailed etween Febraury and July or next year. I predict that the torch realy will begin in March 2008.
andynr Posted September 21, 2006 Report Posted September 21, 2006 Does anyone know how I could be a torchbearer???? Unfortunately, I was too young when the torch came to Sydney in 2000 to run (you had to be over 12...shows my age!!!)...and I would love the chance to run. I got selected for Melbourne 2006 Queen's Baton Relay, but couldn't run on the day.
PYRROS2004 Posted October 3, 2006 Report Posted October 3, 2006 As an Athens 2004 torch runner I say that everyone that has the chance to carry the flame should do it. The feeling to be the only one on the planet that carries the Olympic Flame for 2-3 minutes is wonderful.
Guardian Posted October 3, 2006 Report Posted October 3, 2006 I herd that they are goin to try to go through most of the ancent civilizations of the world, such as Rome, Greece, India, and the Middle East, thou the Middle East is still up for debate. The torch, relay route, and logo will most likely be unvailed etween Febraury and July or next year. I predict that the torch realy will begin in March 2008. Well, I did put an idea here some time ago about using the "Silk Road" for the international part of the torch relay.
Sir Rols Posted October 17, 2006 Report Posted October 17, 2006 Well, here's some new news on the relay: MONACO, Oct 17, 2006 (AFP) - The Olympic flame could pass by Mt Everest, the world's highest mountain, en route to Beijing, organisers of the 2008 Summer Games announced on Tuesday. ``We're planning to take the Olympic flame to Mount Everest, it's a project we're studying,'' spokesman Yang Binyuan said here. The move could be seen as a highly contentious one given that most of the Himalayan mountain range lies within Tibet, a region ruled by China since it sent in the military to ``liberate'' the Himalayan region in 1950. Mt Everest, standing 8,848 metres (29,028 feet) high, lies on Nepal's border with Tibet, which international rights groups accuse the Chinese of ruling through repression and military intimidation. Yang confirmed that construction of the 37 sporting infrastructures, including 31 in Beijing, being built for the Games would be finished by the end of 2007. Once the sites are finished, the organisers plan to host around 40 test events, including the Paralympic Games. Two have already taken place at the Beijing softball centre and sailing in Qingdao. AFP Not that it adds anything we didn't know. The Everest plan has long been known _ if anything, this latest statement, that they're "studying it", is less firm than previous announcements.
baron-pierreIV Posted October 18, 2006 Report Posted October 18, 2006 (edited) Well, here's some new news on the relay:Not that it adds anything we didn't know. The Everest plan has long been known _ if anything, this latest statement, that they're "studying it", is less firm than previous announcements. Well, that'll certainly take care of "Higher." Edited October 18, 2006 by baron-pierreIV
Guardian Posted January 3, 2007 Report Posted January 3, 2007 Well, that'll certainly take care of "Higher." According to the BBC today, the Everest idea is most likely going to happen. The article has stated that there will be a test this year whether it is feasible to do so.
Sir Rols Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 Yeah, I saw a report on this as well. I just wonder how feasible it is going to be. I mean, climbing Everest is still a dangerous feat at the best of times _ the mountain still claims lives every year _ but trying to organise a torch relay around it and stick to a schedule that would be hostage to the vagaries of mountain and weather conditions would have to be a nightmare. Nice idea, and very ambitious of the Chinese, but I just wonder if it's going to be beyond even the resources and expertise that the Chinese could throw at it.
kevzz Posted January 5, 2007 Report Posted January 5, 2007 Anyone knows when will the torch design be revealed? Any guess on how will it look like? I am not really familiar with Chinese crafts and stuff, but probably one guess I would take is it will be based on bamboo cos lotsa Chinese musical instruments are made of bamboo. And bamboo is quite a representation of Chinese culture I believe.
micheal_warren Posted January 5, 2007 Report Posted January 5, 2007 Yeah, I saw a report on this as well. I just wonder how feasible it is going to be. I mean, climbing Everest is still a dangerous feat at the best of times _ the mountain still claims lives every year _ but trying to organise a torch relay around it and stick to a schedule that would be hostage to the vagaries of mountain and weather conditions would have to be a nightmare. Nice idea, and very ambitious of the Chinese, but I just wonder if it's going to be beyond even the resources and expertise that the Chinese could throw at it. yea i agree i really dont think it would be wise to send the torch up mt everest at this stage
baron-pierreIV Posted January 5, 2007 Report Posted January 5, 2007 Well, they're still working out the logistics of the other end -- the lowest depths of the planet. You know...the one where if you dig deep enough, you'll come out in China?
Sir Rols Posted January 6, 2007 Report Posted January 6, 2007 I could see them being able to make stop at an Everest base camp, but the summit just sems a bit too ambitious. Anyway, isn't the summit itself on the Nepal side of the border rather than China?
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