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2012 Olympic torch not coming to Pakistan due to security reasons
The Olympics Committee has decided that the 2012 Olympics torch will not come to Pakistan due to security reasons. Representing peace, unity and friendship, the flame will be carried by 8000 inspirational torchbearers all across the world. However, the torch will not pass through Pakistan, as the security situation in the country has been unstable in recent years. The Pakistan Olympics Committee (POC)

Russia plans to send 2014 Olympic torch into space

Moscow: Russia plans to send the Olympic torch into space ahead of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov told the IOC on Thursday.In a presentation to International

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Olympic torch finally heads for Beijing
The Olympic torch made its way to Beijing on Tuesday, allowing China to put the focus back on sport after one of its worst militant attacks days before the Games.

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Only Indian to carry Olympic torch is excited
The only Indian chosen to carry the Olympic torch is "excited, happy, nervous" about the July 7 event and says she feels "very proud" to represent India in China, a country where she lives and works.

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Olympic torch lit atop Mount Everest

An Olympic flame reached the top of the world on Thursday. Live television footage showed a Chinese mountaineering team holding up a specially designed torch along with Chinese and Olympic flags on Th

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Olympic torch lit atop Mount Everest

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