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| Host city | Toronto, Canada |
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| Countries visited | Canada |
| Distance | 20,000 km |
| Torch bearers | 3,000 |
| Start date | May 30, 2015 |
| End date | July 10, 2015 |
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| Part of a series on the |
| 2015 Pan American Games |
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The 2015 Pan American Games torch relay was a 41-day torch run, occurring from May 30 to July 10, 2015, being held prior to the start of the Games. The relay brought the torch from Mexico to the Pan American Ceremonies Venue for the opening ceremony.
An application period for Canadians to carry the torch opened in October 2014 and continued till December. Anyone aged 13 or older as of May 30, 2015 was eligible to become a torchbearer. Most of the torchbearers were selected by a random selection, while the others were selected by torch relay communities and games partners.[1]
The torch took a 41-day journey after being lit in May 2015 at the pyramids of Teotihuacan, Mexico. The torch was brought through a total of 130 communities, mostly in Ontario (with five outside the province, Richmond, Winnipeg, Calgary, Halifax and Montreal). The torch was carried by about 3,000 torchbearers and travel approximately 20,000 kilometres (12,000 mi).[2] The relay began on May 30, 2015 in Toronto and finished on July 10, the date of the opening ceremony.[3]
The detailed torch relay route and celebration sites were announced on February 24, 2015.[2] The torch arrived in Toronto and then headed to Thunder Bay, before visiting all other communities on the route. The relay also visited five National Historic Sites of Canada, six Canadian Forces bases and one provincial park. There were 180 celebrations across the torch relay route.[4][5]
- ^ Pelley, Lauren (October 1, 2014). "Pan Am Games looking for torchbearers". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ a b "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Torch Relay Route Announced, Including More Than 180 Celebrations". aroundtherings.com/. Around the Rings. February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ Latheef, Abdul (October 1, 2014). "Pan Am Games torch relay will cross Canada". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (March 3, 2015). "Toronto 2015 confirm exact Torch Relay route ahead of Pan American Games". insidethegames.biz/. Insidethegames. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ "Plans are firing up for the Pan Am Torch Relay". insidetoronto.com/. Metroland Media Group. February 24, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.