For the first time, the Olympic Flame circumnavigated the globe, starting in Olympia in advance of the 2004 games.

Olympic Torch Relay Jet - Zeus (Registration TF-ARO)

The 2004 Olympic Torch Relay took the Olympic flame across every habitable continent, returning to Athens, Greece for the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad. Every city which had hosted the Summer Olympics was revisited by the torch, as well as several other cities chosen for their international importance. Image File history File links Route_of_Olympic_Flame_Worldwide. ... Image File history File links Route_of_Olympic_Flame_Worldwide. ... Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2006-01-10, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Image File history File links Olympic Torch Relay Jet - Zeus (Registration TF-ARO). ... Image File history File links Olympic Torch Relay Jet - Zeus (Registration TF-ARO). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2006-01-10, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína (IPA: )) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world, named after goddess Athena. ... The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, over a period of 17 days from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ... A panorama of Sydney, Australia at night. ... The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee. ... A burning torch, discarded on the road in the wake of the Lewes Bonfire Night celebrations. ... The adjective global and adverb globally imply that the verb or noun to which they are applied applies to the entire Earth and all of its species and regions. ...

The relay was the first time the Olympic flame had travelled to Africa, India and South America. It was also the first time the flame had circumnavigated the globe. The flame was transported from country to country aboard a specially-equipped Boeing 747 leased from Atlanta Icelandic (Registration TF-ARO). called Zeus. A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... To circumnavigate a place, such as an island, a continent, or the Earth, is to travel all the way around it by boat or ship. ... The Boeing 747, commonly called the Jumbo Jet, is one of the most recognizable modern jet airliners and is the largest airliner currently in airline service. ...

International Leg of the 2004 Olympic Torch Relay

On March 25, 2004, the Olympic Flame was ignited at Olympia, Greece, site of the Ancient Olympics. March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2006-01-10, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Olympia (Greek: Ολυμπία Olympía or Ολύμπια Olýmpia, older transliterations, Olimpia, Olimbia), a city of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. ... Ruins of the training grounds at Olympia The Ancient Olympic Games were an athletic and religious celebration held in the Greek town of Olympia from (historically) as early as 776 BC to 393. ...

The International Leg of the 2004 Olympic Torch Relay officially began on June 4, 2004, when the flame touched down in Sydney, Australia, host city of the 2000 Summer Olympics. June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2006-01-10, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... The Sydney Opera House is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world, and since its opening it has become an international symbol of Sydney Sydney (pronounced ) is the state capital of New South Wales, located on the east coast of Australia. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

1. Sydney, Australia (2000)
2. Melbourne, Australia (1956)
3. Tokyo, Japan (1964)
4. Seoul, South Korea (1988)
5. Beijing, China (2008)
6. Delhi, India
7. Cairo, Egypt (North Africa / Middle East)
8. Cape Town, South Africa (Southern Africa)
9. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (South America)
10. Mexico City, Mexico (1968)
11. Los Angeles, USA (1932/1984)
12. Saint Louis, USA (1904)
13. Atlanta, USA (1996)
14. New York City, USA (Headquarters of the United Nations)
15. Montreal, Canada (1976)
16. Antwerp, Belgium (1920)
17. Brussels, Belgium (Headquarters of the European Union)
18. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1928)
19. Geneva, Switzerland
20. Lausanne, Switzerland (Headquarters of the International Olympic Committee)
21. Paris, France (1900/1924)
22. London, United Kingdom (1908/1948/2012)
23. Madrid, Spain
24. Barcelona, Spain (1992)
25. Rome, Italy (1960)
26. Munich, Germany (1972)
27. Berlin, Germany (1936)
28. Stockholm, Sweden (1912)
29. Helsinki, Finland (1952)
30. Moscow, Russia (1980)
31. Kiev, Ukraine
32. Istanbul, Turkey
33. Sofia, Bulgaria
34. Nicosia, Cyprus
35. Athens, Greece (1896/2004)

The International Leg of the 2004 Olympic Torch Relay officially concluded on July 8, 2004, just over a month after it began its global journey and just over a month before the 2004 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony on August 13, 2004. The Sydney Opera House is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world, and since its opening it has become an international symbol of Sydney Sydney (pronounced ) is the state capital of New South Wales, located on the east coast of Australia. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 3. ... 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After visiting Cyprus, the Greek Leg of the Torch Relay resumed on July 9, 2004, with the flame touching down in Crete in the city of Heraklion. During the Greek Leg of the relay, the torch also made a cursory stopover in Albania when the torch was carried through a lake on the Greek-Albanian border. July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Crete (Greek Κρήτη Kriti; called Candia in the Venetian period and Turkish: Girit) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ... Morozini Fountain on Venizelou square in Heraklion, Crete, built in 1628 Heraklion or Iraklion (Greek: Ηράκλειο), Greece is the largest city and the capital of Crete. ...

The International Olympic Committee has indicated that, due to the success of the 2004 run, they might sanction a global circumnavigation of the flame before every succeeding Olympics. The International Olympic Committee is an organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on June 23 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece between 776 BC to 396 AD. Its membership is 202 National Olympic Committees. ...

External links

• Athens 2004 Olympic Games International Torch Relay
• Photos of Torch Relay in Tokyo on June 6, 2004