The Sochi 2014 Olympic torch relay will pass through all 83 regions of Russia, covering 65 thousand kilometers. Irkutsk Region will host the flame on November 23 24 2013. 240 torchbearers will carry it there, and 2014 participants will be chosen nationwide. A traveling exhibition, Carry the Olympic Flame. Join in. will also open, showing nine torches from past relays.
The minister noted that all 83 regions of Russia, including the Irkutsk Region, will welcome the Olympic Torch Relay. The route will cover 65,000 km. The “Sochi 2014” relay begins on October 7 in Moscow and ends on February 7, 2014, at the Olympic Stadium in Sochi. Irkutsk will host the Olympic Torch Relay on November 23-24, 2013. In the Irkutsk Region, 240 torchbearers will carry the Flame, each of whom will cover 200-300 meters with the torch.In all regions of Russia, 2014 torchbearers will be selected. Any resident of our country over the age of 14 may apply for this high honor.
As part of the event, the opening of the unique traveling exhibition “Carry the Olympic Flame. Join In!” will take place. The exhibition will feature nine torches from past Olympic Torch Relays.
Based on materials from the press service of the Government of the Irkutsk Region