Three months from now, the Cauldron will be alight in Beijing. Until
then, the Flame is set to be exhibited around China but the formal
Torch Relay is not scheduled until February 2.
The 19th Mediterranean Games are scheduled to open on June 25 next
year in the Algerian port city of Oran, but 70 years ago next week,
they had just become the newest addition to the sporting calendar.