Delhi Welcomes the Olympic Torch

World | June 10, 2004, Thursday // 00:00

The Olympic torch arrived in Delhi Thursday morning to a rousing welcome amid tight security as the embers reached India for the second time in the Games' history for a 33-km relay to be held later in the day. The torch reached Delhi from Beijing. The city became the sixth stopover in the 78,000-km journey, which will cover 33 cities in 27 countries before reaching the Athens Games commencing on August 13. The Global Olympic Torch Relay commenced its international route from Sydney on June 4.

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