00:54Russia: Paralympic torch relay begins in far-east
Russia: Paralympic torch relay begins in far-east
The torch relay for the Sochi Winter Paralympics started at Cape Dezhnev, the easternmost point of Russia, on Wednesday with over 1,500 torchbearers in 45 cities taking part in the relay.
Ending at Sochi’s Fisht stadium March 7, the day the Games begin, organisers created the torch design to be lit in different ways - from rays of the sun, from a hammer and anvil, from a traditional Russian stove and from a volcano.
On Wednesday, the Paralympic flame was lit simultaneously in five cities in Russia’s far-eastern region after the first ceremony took place at Cape Dezhnev, the tip of land that is first to see the sunrise in the country.
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Russia: Paralympic torch relay begins in far-east
The torch relay for the Sochi Winter Paralympics started at Cape Dezhnev, the easternmost point of Russia, on Wednesday with over 1,500 torchbearers in 45 cities taking part in the relay.
Ending at Sochi’s Fisht stadium March 7, the day the Games begin, organisers created the torch design to be lit in different ways - from rays of the sun, from a hammer and anvil, from a traditional Russian stove and from a volcano.
On Wednesday, the Paralympic flame was lit simultaneously in five cities in Russia’s far-eastern region after the first ceremony took place at Cape Dezhnev, the tip of land that is first to see the sunrise in the country.