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Vladimir Putin will launch the Olympic Torch Relay through Russia on Red Square

October 5, 2013

The relay will pass through 130 cities and all 83 regions of the Russian Federation. The route’s length will be more than 65,000 kilometres.

The relay will last 123 days, and during that time 14,000 torchbearers and 30,000 volunteers will take part. More than 130 million people will be less than an hour away from the Olympic flame’s route.

The relay will end on February 7, 2014 at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, where the opening ceremony of the 22nd Winter Olympic Games will be held.

October 5, 2013