| The Olympic Torch Relay takes place before the big celebration of the Olympic Games, while the Olympic flame is the primary symbol of the Olympic ideal, noble competition, friendship and peaceful coexistence.
The objective of the ATHENS 2004 Torch Relay was to give to the Olympic flame the possibility to light the universal values of Olympism and to touch people’s hearts. The entire world got to know Greece, by uniting the municipalities with sports and culture. On 13 August, the Flame reached it’s final destination, the Athens Olympic Stadium for the Opening Ceremony of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games. |
The Olympic flame during the Greek Route lighted the 54 prefecture of Greece.
The Olympic Torch Relay International Route united all five continents for the first time.
