The flame of Melbourne Olympic Games was lit in Olympia on June 2, and was passed from Olympia to Athens by 350 torchbearers. Some special activities were designed along the way. For example, in the Acropolis, two soldiers in combat uniforms blocked the torchbearers' way on the relay route, and only when the torchbearers said, "I brought the flame from Olympia" were they allowed to pass.
Because Australian law stipulates that all foreign livestock must be quarantined for six months. Therefore, horses participating in horse racing and equestrian in all countries are restricted. In order to avoid the spread of the disease, Australia rejected the rider's plan to carry the torch. After consultation, the IOC changed the route of passing the torch by horse to Stockholm. Therefore, the Olympic torch relay was held in Australia and Sweden respectively. The event also used the torch unified by the General Assembly and arrived in Sweden via Denmark. A total of 330 torchbearers participated in the relay, including about 65,438+060 riders.
The flame was stored in two kindling lamps and then flew to Australia. Celebrations were held in Calcutta, Bangkok, Singapore and Jakarta. The torch relay of Melbourne Olympic Games was the longest torch relay in Olympic history at that time. The total distance is about 20470 kilometers (including air distance), the actual transmission distance is 49 12 kilometers, and the number of torchbearers is 3608. The last torchbearer was ron clarke, the world youth track and field champion. This is the first Olympic torch relay in the southern hemisphere. Ron clarke lit the torch for the opening ceremony. The Swedish torch was transported from Athens to Malmo by plane, and was escorted to Stockholm by 150 jockeys from the Swedish 16 equestrian club.