I was fortunate enough last month to share a remarkable Olympic experience with my Chinese colleagues and about 100,000 other Chinese. The Nationalism and the excitement over the Olympic Torch, which was supposed to go by our office building was an unprecedented event.
We waited and watched from 19 stories high, for over four hours for the Olympic Torch Relay to pass through. We saw police and military and tow trucks and buses and motorcycles trying to keep people off of the streets which formed a path for the Torch runner to go by. As you can see from the video, the path kept closing in. The Chinese people were so excited to see the torch and be as close as possible to view the torch that the planned path kept closing in and the security could not control the crowd.
After about four hours there was an announcement that the Torch runner would not go down our street because, the announcement in the media stated, "they ran out of time". Sending approx. 100,000 Chinese back to their homes or offices disappointed and frustrated.
After you review the video let us know your thoughts. Were the organizers telling us the truth that they really did not have time or were they worried about the safety of the runner on this route.
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I would say it was definitely canceled for safety's sake. How did they disperse? Must have been a disappointed crowd.
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