2014 Summer Youth Olympics torch relay

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Host city Nanjing, China
Countries visitedGreece, Cyprus, Israel, Malta, Bulgaria, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Macedonia, Serbia, Romania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, San Marino, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, Spain, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom, Iceland, Bermuda, Canada, United States, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, British Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Panama, Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela, Brazil, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Cape Verde, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, South Africa, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros, Seychelles, Australia, Tonga, New Zealand, Cook Islands, American Samoa, Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Nauru, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Palau, Papua New Guinea, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Palestine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, Chinese Taipei, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Hong Kong, China
Start dateApril 30, 2014
End dateAugust 16, 2014
Torch designerJi Ziyi

The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics torch relay took part as part of the build-up to the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics hosted in Nanjing, China. Chen Ruolin lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony.

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Torch

Nicknamed the Door of Happiness. The main body of the torch is covered in the metallic luster. And the torch is extremely light. The silver-colored part is designed into the shape of letter “n”, which is the initial of the city's name, Nanjing, and is also in the shape of the city gate of the Ming Dynasty, symbolizing Nanjing's hope to present its grandeur and brilliance to the world through the games. The blue part represents the Yangtze River, the water of which passes through the gate. The gray strips at the bottom of the torch are the symbol of ripples, rendering the torch more dynamic. [1]

Route

Note: the blue dot represents the virtual torch relay via wireless communication known as "Give Me Fire". [2] On July 4, the virtual torch sailed to the Pacific Ocean from Mawei District, Fujian. [3]

RouteMap
30 April (day 1): Greece
1 May (day 2): Cyprus to Turkey
2 May (day 3): Armenia to Georgia
3 May (day 4): Ukraine to Moldova
4 May (day 5): Macedonia to Romania
5 May (day 6): Montenegro to Croatia
6 May (day 7): Slovenia to Romania
7 May (day 8): Monaco to Spain
8 May (day 9): Portugal to Switzerland
9 May (day 10): Austria
10 May (day 11): Liechtenstein to Slovakia
11 May (day 12): Czech Republic to Germany
12 May (day 13): Belgium to Denmark
13 May (day 14): Poland to Lithuania
14 May (day 15): Latvia to Finland
16 May (day 17): Norway
17 May (day 18): Sweden to the United Kingdom
18 May (day 19): Iceland to Canada
18 May (day 19): Iceland to Canada
19 May (day 20): United States to Belize
19 May (day 20): United States to Belize
20 May (day 21): Guatemala to Honduras
21 May (day 22): Nicaragua to Jamaica
22 May (day 23): Cuba to Bahamas
23 May (day 24): Haiti to Puerto Rico
24 May (day 25): British Virgin Islands to Saint Kitts and Nevis
25 May (day 26): Antigua and Barbuda to Saint Lucia
26 May (day 27): Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to Saint Lucia
27 May (day 28): Trinidad and Tobago to Panama
28 May (day 29): Colombia to Venezuela
29 May (day 30): Brazil to Ecuador
30 May (day 31): Peru to Paraguay
31 May (day 32): Argentina
1 June (day 33): Uruguay to Cape Verde
1 June (day 33): Uruguay to Cape Verde
2 June (day 34): Morocco to Tunisia
3 June (day 35): Libya to Eritrea
4 June (day 36): Djibouti to Ethiopia
5 June (day 37): Sudan to Niger
6 June (day 38): Mali to Senegal
7 June (day 39): Gambia to Guinea
8 June (day 40): Sierra Leone to Ivory Coast
9 June (day 41): Burkina Faso to Togo
10 June (day 42): Benin to Sao Tome and Principe
11 June (day 43): Gabon to Cameroon
12 June (day 44): Central African Republic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
13 June (day 45): Burundi to Uganda
14 June (day 46): Kenya to Malawi
15 June (day 47): Zambia to Namibia
16 June (day 48): Botswana to Mozambique
17 June (day 49): Swaziland to Lesotho
18 June (day 50): Madagascar to Comoros
19 June (day 51): Seychelles to Tonga
19 June (Day 51): Seychelles to Tonga
20 June (Day 52): New Zealand to American Samoa
21 June (Day 53): Samoa to Vanuatu
22 June (Day 52): Solomon Islands to Nauru
23 June (Day 53): Kiribati to Micronesia
24 June (Day 54): Guam to Papua New Guinea
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25 June (Day 55): Timor-Leste to Malaysia
26 June (Day 56): Singapore
27 June (Day 57): Brunei Darussalam to Sri Lanka
28 June (Day 58): Yemen to United Arab Emerates
29 June (Day 59): Qatar to Kuwait
30 June (Day 60): Palestine to Saudi Arabia
1 July (Day 61): Lebanon to Iran
2 July (Day 62): Iraq to Uzbekistan
3 July (Day 63): Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan
4 July (Day 64): Afghanistan to Pakistan
5 July (Day 65): India to Bhutan
6 July (Day 66): Bangladesh to Thailand
7 July (Day 67): Laos to Vietnam
8 July (Day 68): The Philippines to Japan
9 July (Day 69): South Korea to Hong Kong
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  2. ↑ "Torch relay" (PDF). www.triathlon.org. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
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