The Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch Relay
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	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 5 to 7
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	7.56

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	challenging words:		city-state, dogsleds, worldwide, horse-drawn, burning, security, based, beginning, design, traveled, sacred, mainland, travels, journey, freedom, route
	content words:		Olympic Torch Relay, Olympic Games, Torch Relay, South America, North America, Olympic Committee, In Greece, Great Barrier Reef, On June, United States

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The Olympic Torch Relay
By Sharon Fabian

¹     The Olympic Torch Relay signals the beginning of the Olympic Games. The flame begins its journey in Olympia, Greece. From there it travels to the Olympic stadium in the city where the Olympics are being held. This year, 2004, that city is Athens, Greece. However, the torch is making its journey from Olympia, Greece to Athens, Greece by a route that will take it all over the world.

²     The year 2004 is the first time the Olympic Torch Relay will take a worldwide route. This time, the Olympic torch is traveling from Europe to Australia, through Asia to Africa, then to South America and North America, and finally back to Europe. Along the way, it will stop in 27 countries. Its route takes it to all of the cities where the summer Olympics have been held in the past, and also to Beijing, the site of the 2008 Olympics.

³     Between cities, the torch travels by plane, but when it reaches the relay cities, the torch is usually carried by foot. Runners with disabilities also take part, if necessary carrying the torch by wheelchair or with the help of a seeing eye dog.

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