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Olympic ceremony ticket tight security  Tickets for the opening and closing are embedded with a microchip containing the photograph, passport details, addresses, e-mail, phone numb... Hong Kong cheers Olympic torch  The relay got is the first time the event is held on the soil of the host of this year's Summer Games Olympic flame arrives in Hong Kong  Authorities deported at least 7 activists before the flame's arrival and braced for possible protests and the arrival of more activists North Koreans cheer Olympic torch  The Olympic torch held its first-ever run in N. Korea, where the flame was assured of a trip free of the anti-Chinese protests Tight security at Seoul torch relay

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China rebuked by Olympic Committee  China gets a rare rebuke from the International Olympic Committee over remarks by a Chinese official about Tibet and the Dalai Lama Police out as torch hits Xinjiang Map of Xinjiang China

June 2008 ... more > Top ^

Jun. 26   China
Jun. 16   China
  Security was tight as the Olympic torch began passing through mainly Muslim Xinjiang region, on a highly sensitive part of its trip to Beijing

May 2008 ... more > Top ^

May.27   Beijing
May.1   Hong Kong

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Apr.30   Hong Kong
Apr.27   North Korea
Apr.26   South Korea
  Protesters promised to put police to the test as the Olympic torch began the 17th leg of its relay in South Korea's capital
Apr.25   Japan Scuffles at torch relay Map of Nagano Japan
  The Olympic torch has met with more protests and scuffles on the latest leg of its troubled relay in the city of Nagano
  Japan Japan leg of torch relay begins Map of Nagano Japan  The streets were lined with thousands of Chinese supporters, as well as dozens of protesters. 3,000 police officers have been brought Apr.24   Beijing Olympics sponsors targeted over Darfur  Dream for Darfur said 16 companies including General Electric, Coca-Cola and Microsoft have shown 'moral cowardice'   Japan Olympic flame lands in Japan  From Tokyo, the flame travels to Nagano, the city that hosted the Winter Olympic Games in 1998, for the next leg of the relay More arrests as Australia hosts torch Apr.21   Indonesia Torch set for short leg  The Olympic torch has arrived on the latest leg of its worldwide relay, where it is to be paraded around a stadium in Jakarta   Malaysia Chinese students cheer torch relay  Hundreds of flag-waving Chinese students gathered in Kuala Lumpur, far outnumbering the handful of people who carried pro-Tibet signs Apr.20   Malaysia Malaysia prepares tight security for torch  A thousand police were ready to guard the Olympic torch relay against protests over China's Tibet crackdown and human rights record Apr.14   Beijing Building ban for Olympics  All building sites in Beijing will be shut three weeks before the start of the Games, as the city tries to clear its skies of pollution Apr.10   China 35 arrested in Olympics bomb plot  China says Islamic terrorists planned to attack Beijing, Shanghai with poisonous gas and explosives to sabotage the Summer Games Apr.9   Beijing Olympics to 'rebound from crisis'   The head of the International Olympic Committee has said the Beijing Games will rebound from 'crisis' after protests along the torch route Route changes mark Olympic torch relay Apr.7   Beijing China vows to keep torch on track  Beijing has said no force can stop the world relay of the Olympic flame as it faces new protests on the Californian leg of its journey Olympic torch extinguished   Beijing IOC president concerned about Tibet  International Olympic Committee head Jacques Rogge has downplayed talk of a boycott of the Beijing Games

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Mar.30   Beijing   Olympic torch re-lit in Tiananmen Square  The torch has been re-lit at an elaborate ceremony that included President Hu Jintao, signaling the start of a round-the-world relay Protest as Olympic torch is lit Mar.9   Beijing Foiled terror plots targeted Olympics  Chinese officials told the state-run media that they successfully thwarted two terrorist attacks, including one targeting the Olympic Games

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Jul.6   Singapore London wins 2012 Olympics
  London has defeated Paris, bringing the Olympics back to Britain for the first time in more than half a century

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Jul.13   Beijing Beijing to host 2008 Olympic Games
  In the 2nd round of a secret IOC ballot Beijing get 56 votes, Toronto 22, Paris 18 and Istanbul 9




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