Torch design to blaze new path By Lei Lei (China Daily) Updated: 2005-12-07 06:11 "Proposals from the public and experts will receive
equal treatment from the judging panel, which will be comprised of leading BOCOG
officials, artists and industrial design specialists."
2006 Games in
Athens Height: 68 cm Weight: 700
grams | Approximately 10 proposals will come through the first round of evaluation
and three through the second round. The final three designs will then be
presented to BOCOG executive board for a final decision.
"The final design of the torch will be announced to the public in the middle
of 2006 and the designers of the top three candidates will be each awarded
50,000 yuan ((US$6,165)."
As for the torch relay route in 2008, Zhang said that BOCOG has finished the
plan with the IOC, but some final work still needs to be done.
"The complete torch relay route will be announced at the
beginning of 2007," Zhang said.
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