The 1980 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from June 19, 1980 until July 19, 1980 prior to the
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
in
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
. The route covered around and involved over 5,435 torchbearers. Basketball player and Olympic champion
Sergei Belov
Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Бело́в; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for CSKA Moscow and the senior Sovi ...
lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony.
Route
References
External links
IOC website for 1980 torch relay
{{Olympic torch relays
Torch Relay, 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic torch relays