Samsung Celebrates YOG with Formation of First Ever Human Torch

I was invited to the event but could not make it. Anyway, Samsung celebrates Youth Olympic Games with the formation of a human torch. 2010 students from different institutions were chosen to form the torch. More details after the break.


SAMSUNG CELEBRATES THE SPIRIT OF THE YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES WITH THE FORMATION OF THE FIRST-EVER HUMAN TORCH

2010 students from six institutions come together to illuminate the mass formation, in conjunction with the lighting of the Olympic Flame in Olympia, Greece

SINGAPORE July 23, 2010 – The International Presenting Partner of the Journey of the Youth Olympic Flame (JYOF) and Worldwide Olympic Partner, Samsung, today celebrated the lighting of the Youth Olympic flame in Greece with a spectacular mass formation in the shape of a torch.

2,010 students from six educational institutions came together to form and illuminate this mass display at the celebration site at Merchant Loop, in a symbolic celebration of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) that will commence on 14 August 2010.

Educational Institution Number of students
Assumption English School 262 students
ITE East 200 students
Nanyang Polytechnic 665 students
Republic Polytechnic 534 students
Singapore Polytechnic 209 students
Temasek Polytechnic 120 students

The illumination of the torch formation at 8.10pm Singapore time also coincides with the lighting of the Olympic Flame in Greece on 23 July 2010.

Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee, Mr. Goh Kee Nguan and Samsung executives were joined by more than 3,000 participants and supporters at the celebrations that featured rousing performances by youth entertainers, including Singapore Idol Sezairi Sezali.

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“As a worldwide sponsor of the Olympic Games over the last decade, Samsung is a firm believer that sport is a unifying force that encourages young people to challenge themselves to the limit. This spectacular formation affirms our commitment to ensure that the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore will be truly be a landmark event that connects youth to their peers from around the world in the spirit of Olympism,” said Mr. Moon Sung-Hyun, Managing Director, Samsung Asia Pte Ltd.

The Olympic Flame for the Singapore 2010 will be lit in Ancient Olympia, Greece, as with all modern day Olympic Games.  The Youth Olympic Flame will then blaze a trail to one city in each continent – Berlin, Dakar, Mexico City, Auckland and Seoul – symbolically connecting youth of the world to the Olympic Movement and uniting them in a global celebration of the upcoming YOG.

As the International Presenting Partner of the JYOF, Samsung will also present a host of activities at city celebrations Berlin, Dakar, Mexico City, Auckland and Seoul to welcome the Olympic Flame and to celebrate the Olympic movement.

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