2010 Summer Youth Olympics torch relay information
Host city
Singapore
Countries visited
Greece, Germany, Senegal, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea
Start date
July 23, 2010
End date
August 14, 2010
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The torch relay in northeast Singapore on August 10, 2010
The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics torch relay was run from 23 July until 14 August 2010, prior to the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore. The torch relay was termed The Journey of the Youth Olympic Flame, or JYOF,[1] by the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC). It began with the traditional flame lighting ceremony in Olympia, Greece on 23 July 2010,[2] and was followed by a 13-day round the world tour across five cities, namely Berlin, Germany; Dakar, Senegal; Mexico City, Mexico; Auckland, New Zealand; and Seoul, South Korea. Following the international leg, the torch arrived in host city Singapore on 6 August 2010 for the domestic leg.[3]
The torch traversed the five cities, representing the five continents of the world: Europe, Africa, Americas, Oceania and Asia, in the given order. A number of famous athletes, leaders, and media personalities were involved the torch relay. Notably, a schoolboy, Low Wei Jie, who was not part of the torch relay was given the opportunity to bear the torch after local newspaper reports of him having following the torch in the rain throughout the day earlier.
The organisers felt that as the games were the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG), it was significant for the spirit of Olympism to reach out to as many youth as possible across the world. The torch relay was held as "the link that connects the youth of the world to the Olympic movement". While there was active community participation in the torch relay, some were reserved about the event and the games itself. However, there were no major disruptions or protests throughout the torch relay, unlike the earlier Beijing Olympics torch relay. The torch relay was brought to an end on 13 August, when Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew lit the cauldron at Marina Bay. However, the Youth Olympic flame was to last till the closing ceremony of the games.
^"Journey of the Youth Olympic Flame (JYOF)". SYOGOC. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
^"Olympic Flame for Singapore YOG lit in Greece". Channel NewsAsia. MediaCorp. 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
^Soh, Li Yin (6 August 2010). "YOG Flame arrives in Singapore". mypaper. Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
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