Olympic Highway - Olympic Torch Relay

Olympic Torch Relay

For the 1956 Summer Olympics the Olympic Flame, or torch, was carried along the road from Cowra to Wagga Wagga. The torch was carried from Cairns to Melbourne. For the 2000 Summer Olympics the torch was carried from Wagga Wagga to Cowra in mid-August en route to Sydney.

  • Olympic Highway, Route A41, links Albury to Cowra

  • Sturt and Olympic Highway Intersection at Wagga Wagga

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