Torch relay paused to honor memory of earthquake victims
May 18, 2008 – 5:15 amThe Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad has decided to pause the ongoing torch relay on the mainland of China for three days, from May 19-21, to honor the memory of those that lost their lives in the terrible earthquake that struck on May 12, affecting Sichuan Province’s Wenchuan County and other areas.
