2008_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay

qas: question: When did the tradition of people carrying the Olympic torch before the Olympic games begin?
answers: text: 1936 Summer Olympics.

question: How many days did people carry the Olympic torch before the 2008 Summer Olympics?
answers: text: 129 days

question: What was the theme for the torch relay?
answers: text: one world, one dream

question: What did the organizers of the torch relay call it?
answers: text: Journey of Harmony

question: What was the 2008 Olympic slogan?
answers: text: one world, one dream

question: Where were the details of the torch relay made known?
answers: text: Beijing, China.

question: What was the torch relay referred to as by organizers?
answers: text: "Journey of Harmony"

question: How many miles was the Olympic torch relayed?
answers: text: 85,000 mi
context: The 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from March 24 until August 8, 2008, prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics, with the theme of "one world, one dream". Plans for the relay were announced on April 26, 2007, in Beijing, China. The relay, also called by the organizers as the "Journey of Harmony", lasted 129 days and carried the torch 137,000 km (85,000 mi) – the longest distance of any Olympic torch relay since the tradition was started ahead of the 1936 Summer Olympics.

qas: question: What day was the Olympic torch lit for the 2008 games?
answers: text: March 24

question: Where did the Olympics originate?
answers: text: Olympia, Greece

question: When did the Olympic torch reach Beijing?
answers: text: March 31

question: How many continents did the torch visit after Beijing?
answers: text: six

question: The torch was on what road to symbolize historic links between China and the world?
answers: text: Silk Road

question: Where was the Olympic torch lit?
answers: text: Olympia, Greece

question: What date was the Olympic torch lit?
answers: text: March 24

question: What is the name of the stadium in Greece were the torch was taken to?
answers: text: Panathinaiko Stadium

question: What date did the Olympic torch arrive at its destination in China?
answers: text: March 31.

question: What mountain was the torch taken up?
answers: text: Mount Everest
context: After being lit at the birthplace of the Olympic Games in Olympia, Greece on March 24, the torch traveled to the Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, and then to Beijing, arriving on March 31. From Beijing, the torch was following a route passing through six continents. The torch has visited cities along the Silk Road, symbolizing ancient links between China and the rest of the world. The relay also included an ascent with the flame to the top of Mount Everest on the border of Nepal and Tibet, China from the Chinese side, which was closed specially for the event.

qas: question: How many people protested on the San Francisco torch route?
answers: text: hundreds

question: How many people protested at the Pyongyang torch route?
answers: text: effectively none

question: What were some groups doing along the torch route that was not supportive of the Olympics?
answers: text: protesting

question: Who put out the torch along the route for protection?
answers: text: Chinese security officials
context: In many cities along the North American and European route, the torch relay was protested by advocates of Tibetan independence, animal rights, and legal online gambling, and people protesting against China's human rights record, resulting in confrontations at a few of the relay locations. These protests, which ranged from hundreds of people in San Francisco, to effectively none in Pyongyang, forced the path of the torch relay to be changed or shortened on a number of occasions. The torch was extinguished by Chinese security officials several times during the Paris leg for security reasons, and once in protest in Paris.

qas: question: Who condemned the various attacks on the torch relay route?
answers: text: the Chinese government

question: In San Francisco, who had a larger presence than the protesters? 
answers: text: supporters

question: Who overwhelmed the protesters in Japan?
answers: text: counter-protesters

question: Who amassed in large scale against protesters?
answers: text: counter-protesters

question: What was said to have occurred between some supporters and protesters?
answers: text: skirmishes

question: What three areas of the globe were protests reported as not big?
answers: text: Latin America, Africa, and Western Asia
context: The attacks on the torch in London and Paris were described as "despicable" by the Chinese government, condemning them as "deliberate disruptions... who gave no thought to the Olympic spirit or the laws of Britain and France" and who "tarnish the lofty Olympic spirit", and vowed they would continue with the relay and not allow the protests to "impede the Olympic spirit". Large-scale counter-protests by overseas Chinese and foreign-based Chinese nationals became prevalent in later segments of the relay. In San Francisco, the number of supporters were much more than the number of protesters, and in Australia, Japan, South Korea, the counter-protesters overwhelmed the protesters. A couple of skirmishes between the protesters and supporters were reported. No major protests were visible in the Latin America, Africa, and Western Asia legs of the torch relay.

qas: question: Who is the president of the International Olympic Committee?
answers: text: Jacques Rogge

question: Athletes wearing what kind of flag at any Olympic venue faced the possibility of expulsion from the Olympics?
answers: text: Tibetan

question: Because of the relay issues, IOC decided to no longer have what in subsequent Olympics?
answers: text: global relays

question: What is the name of the man who said the protesting of the torch relay as a "crisis"?
answers: text: Jacques Rogge

question: What could happen to Olympic sports participants who showed a Tibetan flag at events?
answers: text: could be expelled

question: Who asked that the torch relay be ended?
answers: text: IOC members.

question: What was halted with the torch relay for future Olympics?
answers: text: global relays
context: Prompted by the chaotic torch relays in Western Europe and North America, the president of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge described the situation as a "crisis" for the organization and stated that any athletes displaying Tibetan flags at Olympic venues could be expelled from the games. though he stopped short of cancelling the relay altogether despite calls to do so by some IOC members. The outcome of the relay influenced the IOC's decision to scrap global relays in future editions of the games.

qas: question: The international torch relay was canceled for what event in June 2008?
answers: text: Paralympic Games

question: For what events was the torch relay decided to not be held?
answers: text: Paralympic Games
context: In June 2008, the Beijing Games' Organizing Committee announced that the planned international torch relay for the Paralympic Games had been cancelled. The Committee stated that the relay was being cancelled to enable the Chinese government to "focus on the rescue and relief work" following the Sichuan earthquake.

qas: question: What is the Chinese design used on the Olympic Torch?
answers: text: Lucky Cloud

question: What is the Olympic Torch made from?
answers: text: aluminum.

question: How much does the Olympic Torch weigh?
answers: text: 985 grams

question: What is used to light the flame on the Olympic Torch?
answers: text: An ignition key

question: What was the design name of the Chinese Olympic Torch?
answers: text: Lucky Cloud

question: What metal is the torch constructed from?
answers: text: aluminum.

question: What wind speed will the torch flame still stay lit in MPH?
answers: text: 37

question: How much rainfall in inches per hour can the torch stay lit under?
answers: text: 2

question: What fuel is used for the torch?
answers: text: propane.
context: The Olympic Torch is based on traditional scrolls and uses a traditional Chinese design known as "Lucky Cloud". It is made from aluminum. It is 72 centimetres high and weighs 985 grams. The torch is designed to remain lit in 65 kilometre per hour (37 mile per hour) winds, and in rain of up to 50 millimetres (2 inches) per hour. An ignition key is used to ignite and extinguish the flame. The torch is fueled by cans of propane. Each can will light the torch for 15 minutes. It is designed by a team from Lenovo Group. The Torch is designed in reference to the traditional Chinese concept of the 5 elements that make up the entire universe.

qas: question: When it was necessary for the Olympic Torch to be on an airplane, which one was used?
answers: text: a chartered Air China Airbus A330

question: What color was the chartered plane?
answers: text: red and yellow

question: When was it decided that Air China would be the official torch carrier?
answers: text: March 2008

question: How many days did the plane travel?
answers: text: 130 days

question: What type of aircraft did the Torch team travel in?
answers: text: Airbus A330

question: What colors was the aircraft painted?
answers: text: red and yellow

question: What was the name of the airline that transported the Olympic Torch?
answers: text: Air China

question: How many days did the plane travel with the Torch team?
answers: text: 130

question: How many different places were visited by the aircraft taking the Torch team?
answers: text: 21
context: Internationally, the torch and its accompanying party traveled in a chartered Air China Airbus A330 (registered B-6075), painted in the red and yellow colors of the Olympic Games. Air China was chosen by the Beijing Committees of the Olympic Game as the designated Olympic torch carrier in March 2008 for its long-standing participation in the Olympic cause. The plane traveled a total of 137,000 km (85,000 mi) for a duration of 130 days through 21 countries and regions.

qas: question: How many continents did the torch visit?
answers: text: six

question: What was the stop that was to happen between Ho Chi Minh City and Hong Kong?
answers: text: Taipei

question: The Republic of China felt that the wrong decision could place Taiwan on the same level as what two areas?
answers: text: Hong Kong and Macau

question: The torch route covered six what?
answers: text: continents

question: What government disagreed on the language used to describe the torch route?
answers: text: Taiwan.

question: What two places did Taiwan not want to be considered equal with in the language of the torch's route description?
answers: text: Hong Kong and Macau

question: How many kilometers was the torch supposed to go through Taiwan?
answers: text: 24
context: The route carried the torch through six continents from March 2008 to May 2008 to August 2008. The planned route originally included a stop in Taipei between Ho Chi Minh City and Hong Kong, but there was disagreement in Beijing and Taipei over language used to describe whether it was an international or a domestic part of the route. While the Olympic committees of China and Chinese Taipei reached initial consensus on the approach, the government of the Republic of China in Taiwan intervened, stating that this placement could be interpreted as placing Taiwan on the same level as Hong Kong and Macau, an implication it objected to. The Beijing Organizing Committee attempted to continue negotiation, but further disputes arose over the flag or the anthem of the Republic of China along the 24 km torch route in Taiwan. By the midnight deadline for concluding the negotiation on September 21, 2007, Taiwan and China were unable to come to terms with the issue of the Torch Relay. In the end, both sides of the Taiwan Strait decided to eliminate the Taipei leg.

qas: question: On what date did the Olympic Flame get lit?
answers: text: March 24, 2008

question: Where did the Olympic Flame get lit?
answers: text: Olympia, Greece.

question: Who was the first person to carry the torch?
answers: text: Alexandros Nikolaidis

question: Who initially lit the Olympic Torch?
answers: text: Maria Nafpliotou

question: When did demonstrators yell for Tibet to be freed?
answers: text: March 30, 2008

question: Where is the location of the original Olympic events?
answers: text: Olympia, Greece.

question: What is the name of the woman who lit the torch for the new games?
answers: text: Maria Nafpliotou

question: What medal did the first torchbearer have from prior games?
answers: text: silver

question: What is the name of the first torchbearer for the 2008 Olympics?
answers: text: Alexandros Nikolaidis

question: What place had police experience violent problems with protesters?
answers: text: Nepal.
context:  Greece: On March 24, 2008, the Olympic Flame was ignited at Olympia, Greece, site of the ancient Olympic Games. The actress Maria Nafpliotou, in the role of a High Priestess, ignited the torch of the first torchbearer, a silver medalist of the 2004 Summer Olympics in taekwondo Alexandros Nikolaidis from Greece, who handed the flame over to the second torchbearer, Olympic champion in women's breaststroke Luo Xuejuan from China. Following the recent unrest in Tibet, three members of Reporters Without Borders, including Robert Ménard, breached security and attempted to disrupt a speech by Liu Qi, the head of Beijing's Olympic organising committee during the torch lighting ceremony in Olympia, Greece. The People's Republic of China called this a "disgraceful" attempt to sabotage the Olympics. On March 30, 2008 in Athens, during ceremonies marking the handing over of the torch from Greek officials to organizers of the Beijing games, demonstrators shouted 'Free Tibet' and unfurled banners; some 10 of the 15 protesters were taken into police detention. After the hand-off, protests continued internationally, with particularly violent confrontations with police in Nepal.

qas: question: Action was taken to boycott which company?
answers: text: Carrefour

question: Who was the biggest shareholder of Carrefour?
answers: text: the LVMH Group

question: What did some protesters burn?
answers: text: the French flag

question: Where were anti-protesters blocked from entering a Carrefour store with Chinese flags?
answers: text: Kunming

question: Who was said to have given money to the Dalai Lama?
answers: text: the LVMH Group

question: What method did the Chinese government use to ease the boycott situation?
answers: text: censorship

question: What French company was being boycotted?
answers: text: Carrefour
context: 
 China: In China, the torch was first welcomed by Politburo Standing Committee member Zhou Yongkang and State Councilor Liu Yandong. It was subsequently passed onto CPC General Secretary Hu Jintao. A call to boycott French hypermart Carrefour from May 1 began spreading through mobile text messaging and online chat rooms amongst the Chinese over the weekend from April 12, accusing the company's major shareholder, the LVMH Group, of donating funds to the Dalai Lama. There were also calls to extend the boycott to include French luxury goods and cosmetic products. According to the Washington Times on April 15, however, the Chinese government was attempting to "calm the situation" through censorship: "All comments posted on popular Internet forum Sohu.com relating to a boycott of Carrefour have been deleted." Chinese protesters organized boycotts of the French-owned retail chain Carrefour in major Chinese cities including Kunming, Hefei and Wuhan, accusing the French nation of pro-secessionist conspiracy and anti-Chinese racism. Some burned French flags, some added Nazism's Swastika to the French flag, and spread short online messages calling for large protests in front of French consulates and embassy. The Carrefour boycott was met with anti-boycott demonstrators who insisted on entering one of the Carrefour stores in Kunming, only to be blocked by boycotters wielding large Chinese flags and hit by water bottles. The BBC reported that hundreds of people demonstrated in Beijing, Wuhan, Hefei, Kunming and Qingdao.

qas: question: In what publication were Chinese people asked to be orderly and legal because of the protests and demonstrations?
answers: text: People's Daily

question: What is the name of the publication where Chinese people were advised to be calm and rational about patriotism?
answers: text: People's Daily

question: The Chinese people were told to show patriotism in an orderly and what manner?
answers: text: legal
context: In response to the demonstrations, an editorial in the People's Daily urged Chinese people to "express [their] patriotic enthusiasm calmly and rationally, and express patriotic aspiration in an orderly and legal manner".

qas: question: What virgin site did the torch visit on April 2?
answers: text: Almaty

question: Who was the first person to be handed the torch in Almaty?
answers: text: Nursultan Nazarbaev.

question: Who is Nursultan Nazarbaev?
answers: text: the President of Kazakhstan

question: The route in Almaty went from Medeo Stadium to where?
answers: text: Astana Square.

question: What kind of activists were arrested in Almaty?
answers: text: Uighur activists

question: What country did the torch get to for the first time?
answers: text: Kazakhstan

question: What is the name of the president who was the first torchbearer in Almaty?
answers: text: Nursultan Nazarbaev.

question: What was the distance in kilometers for the route in Kazakhstan?
answers: text: 20

question: What activists were reported to have been arrested?
answers: text: Uighur
context: 
 Kazakhstan: The first torchbearer in Almaty, where the Olympic torch arrived for the first time ever on April 2, was the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev. The route ran 20 km from Medeo stadium to Astana Square. There were reports that Uighur activists were arrested and some were deported back to China.

qas: question: When was the torch in Istanbul?
answers: text: April 3

question: Where did the torch end up in Istanbul?
answers: text: Taksim Square

question: Where did the torch start in Instanbul?
answers: text: Sultanahmet Square

question: Who protested for their compatriots who were in Xinjiang?
answers: text: Uyghurs living in Turkey

question: What city was the Olympic Torch at on April 3rd?
answers: text: Istanbul

question: What is the name of the place in the city where the torch relay started in Turkey?
answers: text: Sultanahmet Square

question: Where did the torch relay finish in Turkey?
answers: text: Taksim Square.

question: What people in Turkey protested for their people living in China?
answers: text: Uyghurs

question: What happened to protesters who tried to interrupt the carrying of the torch?
answers: text: arrested
context: 
 Turkey: The torch relay leg in Istanbul, held on April 3, started on Sultanahmet Square and finished in Taksim Square. Uyghurs living in Turkey protested at Chinese treatment of their compatriots living in Xinjiang. Several protesters who tried to disrupt the relay were promptly arrested by the police.

qas: question: When did the torch arrive in Saint Petersburg?
answers: text: April 5

question: Where was the start of the torch route in Saint Petersburg?
answers: text: Victory Square

question: Where did the torch route end in Saint Petersburg?
answers: text: Palace Square

question: Who is the first MMA fighter to participate in carrying the Olympic torch?
answers: text: Fedor Emelianenko

question: Where in Russia was the first stop for the relay?
answers: text: Saint Petersburg

question: What city location did the torch relay begin in Russia?
answers: text: Victory Square

question: What was the last location for the relay in Russia?
answers: text: Palace Square.

question: What is the name of the MMA fighter who carried the torch in Russia?
answers: text: Fedor Emelianenko
context: 
 Russia: On April 5 the Olympic torch arrived at Saint Petersburg, Russia. The length of the torch relay route in the city was 20 km, with the start at the Victory Square and finish at the Palace Square. Mixed martial arts icon and former PRIDE Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko was one the torch bearers. This gives him the distinction of the being the first active MMA fighter to carry the Olympic flame.

qas: question: Which city hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics?
answers: text: London

question: When did the torch route begin in London?
answers: text: April 6

question: How much did security cost for the torch relay in London?
answers: text: £750,000

question: What city held the Olympics in 2012?
answers: text: London

question: Where did the torch relay begin in London for the 2008 Olympics?
answers: text: Wembley Stadium

question: Where did the relay end in London?
answers: text: O2 Arena

question: How many miles was the relay in England?
answers: text: 30 mi

question: What word was used by London officials to describe Chinese security guards for their treatment of protesters?
answers: text: thugs
context: 
 Great Britain: The torch relay leg held in London, the host city of the 2012 Summer Olympics, on April 6 began at Wembley Stadium, passed through the City of London, and eventually ended at O2 Arena in the eastern part of the city. The 48 km (30 mi) leg took a total of seven and a half hours to complete, and attracted protests by pro-Tibetan independence and pro-Human Rights supporters, prompting changes to the planned route and an unscheduled move onto a bus, which was then briefly halted by protestors. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has officially complained to Beijing Organising Committee about the conduct of the tracksuit-clad Chinese security guards. The Chinese officials, seen manhandling protesters, were described by both the London Mayor Ken Livingstone and Lord Coe, chairman of the London Olympic Committee as "thugs". A Metropolitan police briefing paper revealed that security for the torch relay cost £750,000 and the participation of the Chinese security team had been agreed in advance, despite the Mayor stating, "We did not know beforehand these thugs were from the security services. Had I known so, we would have said no."

qas: question: How many torchbearers took part in the London route?
answers: text: 80

question: Who was the first person to hold the torch for the London route?
answers: text: Sir Steve Redgrave

question: Along with Francesca Martinez, who decided to not carry the torch?
answers: text: Richard Vaughan

question: Who was outside at 10 Downing Street to welcome the torch without actually touching it?
answers: text: Prime Minister Gordon Brown

question: Who got emails asking him to boycott the torch relay?
answers: text: Sir Steve Redgrave

question: How many people carried the torch in England for the 2008 Olympics?
answers: text: 80

question: What two people in England declined to bear the torch?
answers: text: Francesca Martinez and Richard Vaughan

question: Where did Gordon Brown welcome the torch?
answers: text: 10 Downing Street

question: Where was an attempt made to take the torch?
answers: text: Ladbroke Grove
context: Of the 80 torch-bearers in London, Sir Steve Redgrave, who started the relay, mentioned to the media that he had received e-mailed pleas to boycott the event and could "see why they would like to make an issue" of it. Francesca Martinez and Richard Vaughan refused to carry the torch, while Konnie Huq decided to carry it and also speak out against China. The pro-Tibetan Member of Parliament Norman Baker asked all bearers to reconsider. Amid pressure from both directions, Prime Minister Gordon Brown welcomed the torch outside 10 Downing Street without holding or touching it. The London relay saw the torch surrounded by what the BBC described as "a mobile protective ring." Protests began as soon as Redgrave started the event, leading to at least thirty-five arrests. In Ladbroke Grove a demonstrator attempted to snatch the torch from Konnie Huq in a momentary struggle, and in a separate incident, a fire extinguisher was set off near the torch. The Chinese ambassador carried the torch through Chinatown after an unpublicized change to the route amid security concerns. The torch made an unscheduled move onto a bus along Fleet Street amid security concerns and efforts to evade the protesters. In an effort to counter the pro-Tibet protesters and show their support for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, more than 2,000 Chinese also gathered on the torch route and demonstrated with signs, banners and Chinese flags. A large number of supporters were concentrated in Trafalgar Square, displaying the Olympic slogan "One World, One Dream".

qas: question: When did the torch relay in Paris occur?
answers: text: April 7

question: Where did the Paris route start for the torch relay?
answers: text: the Eiffel Tower

question: Rather than being carried by an athlete, how did the torch end its route in Paris?
answers: text: by bus

question: The flame of the torch was put out when David Douillet was ready to hand it to who?
answers: text: Teddy Riner

question: What date did the torch relay begin in France?
answers: text: April 7

question: What city in France did the torch relay start at?
answers: text: Paris

question: Where location was the torch relay started in the city in Paris?
answers: text: Eiffel Tower

question: About how many police were said to have protected the torch in France?
answers: text: 3,000

question: How many times was the torch put out in France die to security concerns?
answers: text: five
context: 
 France: The torch relay leg in Paris, held on April 7, began on the first level of the Eiffel Tower and finished at the Stade Charléty. The relay was initially supposed to cover 28 km, but it was shortened at the demand of Chinese officials following widespread protests by pro-Tibet and human rights activists, who repeatedly attempted to disrupt, hinder or halt the procession. A scheduled ceremony at the town hall was cancelled at the request of the Chinese authorities, and, also at the request of Chinese authorities, the torch finished the relay by bus instead of being carried by athletes. Paris City officials had announced plans to greet the Olympic flame with peaceful protest when the torch was to reach the French capital. The city government attached a banner reading "Paris defends human rights throughout the world" to the City Hall, in an attempt to promote values "of all humanity and of human rights." Members from Reporters Without Borders turned out in large numbers to protest. An estimated 3,000 French police protected the Olympic torch relay as it departed from the Eiffel Tower and criss-crossed Paris amid threat of protests. Widespread pro-Tibet protests, including an attempt by more than one demonstrator to extinguish the flame with water or fire extinguishers, prompted relay authorities to put out the flame five times (according to the police authorities in Paris) and load the torch onto a bus, at the demand of Chinese officials. This was later denied by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, despite video footage broadcast by French television network France 2 which showed Chinese flame attendants extinguishing the torch. Backup flames are with the relay at all times to relight the torch. French judoka and torchbearer David Douillet expressed his annoyance at the Chinese flame attendants who extinguished the torch which he was about to hand over to Teddy Riner: "I understand they're afraid of everything, but this is just annoying. They extinguished the flame despite the fact that there was no risk, and they could see it and they knew it. I don't know why they did it."

qas: question: Who threw a a Tibetan flag from a City Hall window?
answers: text: Green Party officials.

question: Which torchbearer was in a wheelchair?
answers: text: Jin Jing

question: What was Jin Jing called by ethnic Chinese?
answers: text: Angel in Wheelchair

question: What was stopped due to protest interruptions?
answers: text: torch relay ceremony

question: What is the name of the handicapped bearer of the torch?
answers: text: Jin Jing

question: What did the ethnic Chinese call the disabled torch bearer?
answers: text: Angel in Wheelchair

question: Who put a flag of Tibet out of the window at City Hall?
answers: text: Green Party officials.
context: Chinese officials canceled the torch relay ceremony amidst disruptions, including a Tibetan flag flown from a window in the City Hall by Green Party officials. The third torchbearer in the Paris leg, Jin Jing, who was disabled and carried the torch on a wheelchair, was assaulted several times by unidentified protestors seemingly from the pro-Tibet independent camp. In interviews, Jin Jing said that she was "tugged at, scratched" and "kicked", but that she "did not feel the pain at the time." She received praise from ethnic Chinese worldwide as "Angel in Wheelchair". The Chinese government gave the comment that "the Chinese respect France a lot" but "Paris [has slapped] its own face."

qas: question: Which organization planned several protests?
answers: text: Reporters Without Borders

question: What did Reporters Without Borders scale in order to put a protest banner on it?
answers: text: the Eiffel Tower

question: Which cathedral did Reporters Without Borders hang another protest banner?
answers: text: Notre Dame cathedral

question: What was hung from the Eiffel Tower?
answers: text: banner

question: Who climbed the Eiffel Tower to hang a protest banner?
answers: text: Reporters Without Borders

question: Where else was a copy of the banner at Eiffel Tower hung?
answers: text: Notre Dame cathedral.
context: Reporters Without Borders organised several symbolic protests, including scaling the Eiffel Tower to hang a protest banner from it, and hanging an identical banner from the Notre Dame cathedral.

qas: question: Where did hundreds of pro-Tibet protesters meet?
answers: text: the Trocadéro

question: Who spoke to the media about China's lack of freedom of speech?
answers: text: Jane Birkin

question: Who is the President of the French Tibetan community that urged protesters to remain peaceful?
answers: text: Thupten Gyatso

question: Where did pro-Tibetan protesters get together?
answers: text: Trocadéro

question: The Trocadéro was not disruptive of the relay and said to have been what?
answers: text: peaceful

question: Who, of the Trocadéro protest, spoke to the media?
answers: text: Jane Birkin

question: What did the person who spoke to the media at Trocadéro say China lacked?
answers: text: freedom of speech
context: Several hundred pro-Tibet protesters gathered at the Trocadéro with banners and Tibetan flags, and remained there for a peaceful protest, never approaching the torch relay itself. Among them was Jane Birkin, who spoke to the media about the "lack of freedom of speech" in China. Also present was Thupten Gyatso, President of the French Tibetan community, who called upon pro-Tibet demonstrators to "remain calm, non-violent, peaceful".

qas: question: What did the political parties request a brief stop in?
answers: text: the National Assembly's session

question: What text was on the banner that the politicians unrolled outside?
answers: text: Respect for Human Rights in China

question: What did MPs yell when the torch passed them?
answers: text: Freedom for Tibet!

question: Various French politicians started protests including members of what?
answers: text: Parliament

question: All the French political factions requested a temporary halt to what?
answers: text: National Assembly's session

question: Why did the banner say that was unveiled during the temporary halt?
answers: text: Respect for Human Rights in China

question: What did the Parliamentary members yell as the relay passed?
answers: text: Freedom for Tibet!
context: French members of Parliament and other French politicians also organised a protest. All political parties in Parliament—UMP, Socialists, New Centre, Communists, Democratic Movement (centre) and Greens—jointly requested a pause in the National Assembly's session, which was granted, so that MPs could step outside and unfurl a banner which read "Respect for Human Rights in China". The coach containing the torch drove past the National Assembly and the assembled protesting MPs, who shouted "Freedom for Tibet!" several times as it passed.

qas: question: What did French police take from demonstrators?
answers: text: Tibetan flags

question: Which newspaper reported that only the Chinese could express themselves?
answers: text: Libération

question: Where was the only place the Tibetan flag could be held?
answers: text: the Trocadéro

question: Who was the Minister of the Interior?
answers: text: Michèle Alliot-Marie

question: What did French law enforcement take from protesters?
answers: text: Tibetan flags

question: Where was the only place Tibetan flags were permitted?
answers: text: the Trocadéro.

question: Who said the police acted on their own in taking the flags?
answers: text: Michèle Alliot-Marie

question: Who rendered a France 2 camera person unconscious?
answers: text: a police officer
context: French police were criticised for their handling of the events, and notably for confiscating Tibetan flags from demonstrators. The newspaper Libération commented: "The police did so much that only the Chinese were given freedom of expression. The Tibetan flag was forbidden everywhere except on the Trocadéro." Minister of the Interior Michèle Alliot-Marie later stated that the police had not been ordered to do so, and that they had acted on their own initiative. A cameraman for France 2 was struck in the face by a police officer, knocked unconscious, and had to be sent to hospital.

qas: question: Where did the torch start it's North American route?
answers: text: San Francisco

question: What day did the torch arrive in San Francisco?
answers: text: April 9

question: What is the name of the first North American torchbearer?
answers: text: Lin Li

question: The route end was changed from Justin Herman plaza to what?
answers: text: San Francisco International Airport

question: Who was the head of the U.S. Olympic Committee?
answers: text: Peter Ueberroth

question: What city in the United States held the 2008 Olympic Torch relay?
answers: text: San Francisco

question: What was the date of the relay in the United States?
answers: text: April 9.

question: What is the name of the person who handed off the torch to the torchbearer in the United States 2008 Olympic relay?
answers: text: Norman Bellingham

question: What is the name of the location where the relay ending event was canceled?
answers: text: Justin Herman Plaza
context:  United States of America: The torch relay's North American leg occurred in San Francisco, California on April 9. On the day of the relay officials diverted the torch run to an unannounced route. The start was at McCovey Cove, where Norman Bellingham of the U.S. Olympic Committee gave the torch to the first torchbearer, Chinese 1992 Olympic champion swimmer Lin Li. The planned closing ceremony at Justin Herman Plaza was cancelled and instead, a ceremony was held at San Francisco International Airport, where the torch was to leave for Buenos Aires. The route changes allowed the run to avoid large numbers of China supporters and protesters against China. As people found out there would be no closing ceremony at Justin Herman Plaza, there were angry reactions. One demonstrator was quoted as saying that the route changes were an effort to "thwart any organized protest that had been planned." San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin, a critic of Mayor Gavin Newsom, said that it was a "cynical plan to please the Bush State Department and the Chinese government because of the incredible influence of money." Newsom, on the other hand, said he felt it was in "everyone's best interest" and that he believed people had been "afforded the right to protest and support the torch" despite the route changes. Peter Ueberroth, head of the U.S. Olympic Committee, praised the route changes, saying, "The city of San Francisco, from a global perspective, will be applauded." People who saw the torch were surprised and cheered as shown from live video of CBS and NBC. The cost to the city for hosting the event was reported to be USD $726,400, nearly half of which has been recovered by private fundraising. Mayor Gavin Newsom said that "exponential" costs associated with mass arrests were avoided by his decision to change the route in consultation with police chief Heather Fong.

qas: question: Who approved a resolution concerning human rights on April 1, 2008?
answers: text: San Francisco Board of Supervisors

question: The concern was over what in China and Tibet?
answers: text: human rights abuses

question: What date was the protest which was led by Gere and Tutu?
answers: text: April 8

question: When was a resolution agreed to about Chinese human rights issues in San Francisco?
answers: text: April 1, 2008

question: Who approved the resolution?
answers: text: San Francisco Board of Supervisors

question: Where was a protest planned in San Francisco?
answers: text: United Nations Plaza

question: What actor was scheduled to attend a San Francisco Olympic protest?
answers: text: Richard Gere
context: On April 1, 2008, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a resolution addressing human rights concerns when the Beijing Olympic torch arrives in San Francisco on April 9. The resolution would welcome the torch with "alarm and protest at the failure of China to meet its past solemn promises to the international community, including the citizens of San Francisco, to cease the egregious and ongoing human rights abuses in China and occupied Tibet." On April 8, numerous protests were planned including one at the city's United Nations Plaza led by actor Richard Gere and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

qas: question: Three protester climbed what to hang two banners on April 7, 2008?
answers: text: Golden Gate Bridge

question: Laurel Sutherlin spoke to which TV station about his concerns?
answers: text: KPIX-CBS5

question: Who asked that the San Francisco relay route be shortened?
answers: text: China

question: What famous bridge had two banners hung from it by protesters?
answers: text: Golden Gate Bridge

question: Who spoke to station KPIX-CBS5 about the bridge banner protests?
answers: text: Laurel Sutherlin

question: How many supporters face charges for the bridge stunt?
answers: text: five

question: How many activists may be charged with crimes for the bridge stunt?
answers: text: three
context: Some advocates for Tibet, Darfur, and the spiritual practice Falun Gong, planned to protest the April 9 arrival of the torch in San Francisco. China had already requested the torch route in San Francisco be shortened. On April 7, 2008, two days prior to the actual torch relay, three activists carrying Tibetan flags scaled the suspension cables of the Golden Gate Bridge to unfurl two banners, one saying "One World, One Dream. Free Tibet", and the other, "Free Tibet '08". Among them was San Francisco resident Laurel Sutherlin, who spoke to the local TV station KPIX-CBS5 live from a cellphone, urging the International Olympic Committee to ask China not to allow the torch to go through Tibet. "Sutherlin said he was worried that the torch's planned route through Tibet would lead to more arrests and Chinese officials would use force to stifle dissent." The three activists and five supporters face charges related to trespassing, conspiracy and causing a public nuisance.

qas: question: Where did the first relay runner disappear to with the torch??
answers: text: a warehouse

question: Which wheelchair-bound torchbearer was ejected from the relay for showing a Tibetan flag?
answers: text: Andrew Michael

question: What wheelchair-bound bearer of the Olympic torch displayed a Tibetan flag?
answers: text: Andrew Michael

question: Where was the last part of the San Francisco torch relay carried through before getting on a bus?
answers: text: Marina district

question: Where was a makeshift closing ceremony held for the torch relay in San Francisco?
answers: text: San Francisco International Airport

question: After the bearer of the torch disappeared into a warehouse, what road did the relay reappear on?
answers: text: Van Ness Avenue
context: The torch was lit at a park outside at AT&T Park at about 1:17 pm PDT (20:17 UTC), briefly held aloft by American and Chinese Olympic officials. The relay descended into confusion as the first runner in the elaborately planned relay disappeared into a warehouse on a waterfront pier where it stayed for a half-an-hour. There were clashes between thousands of pro-China demonstrators, many of whom said they were bused in by the Chinese Consulate and other pro-China groups, and both pro-Tibet and Darfur protesters. The non-Chinese demonstrators were reported to have been swamped and trailed by angry crowds. Around 2 pm PDT (21:00 UTC), the torch resurfaced about 3 km (1.9 mi) away from the stadium along Van Ness Avenue, a heavily trafficked thoroughfare that was not on official route plans. Television reports showed the flame flanked by motorcycles and uniformed police officers. Two torchbearers carried the flame running slowly behind a truck and surrounded by Olympic security guards. During the torch relay, two torchbearers, Andrew Michael who uses a wheelchair and is the Vice President for Sustainable Development for the Bay Area Council and Director of Partnerships For Change, and an environmental advocate, Majora Carter, managed to display Tibetan flags in protest, resulting in their ejection from the relay. The closing ceremony at Justin Herman Plaza was canceled due to the presence of large numbers of protesters at the site. The torch run ended with a final stretch through San Francisco's Marina district and was then moved by bus to San Francisco International Airport for a makeshift closing ceremony at the terminal, from which the free media was excluded. San Jose Mercury News described the "deceiving" event as "a game of Where's Waldo, played against the landscape of a lovely city." International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said the San Francisco relay had "fortunately" avoided much of the disruptions that marred the legs in London and Paris, but "was, however, not the joyous party that we had wished it to be."

qas: question: When did the Olympic torch relay begin in Buenos Aires?
answers: text: April 11

question: Where did the torch route start in Buenos Aires?
answers: text: the Lola Mora amphitheatre

question: Who was the mayor of Buenos Aires?
answers: text: Mauricio Macri

question: Where did the Olympic torch relay begin in Argentina?
answers: text: Buenos Aires

question: What place held an opening show for the relay?
answers: text: Lola Mora amphitheatre

question: What is the name of the mayor who passed off the torch to the first bearer in Argentina?
answers: text: Mauricio Macri

question: Who was the first bearer of the torch in Argentina?
answers: text: Carlos Espínola.

question: What was showered along the route in some places?
answers: text: confetti
context:  Argentina: The torch relay leg in Buenos Aires, Argentina, held on April 11, began with an artistic show at the Lola Mora amphitheatre in Costanera Sur. In the end of the show the mayor of Buenos Aires Mauricio Macri gave the torch to the first torchbearer, Carlos Espínola. The leg finished at the Buenos Aires Riding Club in the Palermo district, the last torchbearer being Gabriela Sabatini. The 13.8 km route included landmarks like the obelisk and Plaza de Mayo. The day was marked by several pro-Tibet protests, which included a giant banner reading "Free Tibet", and an alternative "human rights torch" that was lit by protesters and paraded along the route the flame was to take. Most of these protests were peaceful in nature, and the torch was not impeded. Chinese immigrants also turned out in support of the Games, but only minor scuffles were reported between both groups. Runners surrounded by rows of security carried the Olympic flame past thousands of jubilant Argentines in the most trouble-free torch relay in nearly a week. People showered the parade route with confetti as banks, government offices and businesses took an impromptu half-day holiday for the only Latin American stop on the flame's five-continent journey.

qas: question: What is the name of the activist who promised peaceful protests?
answers: text: Jorge Carcavallo

question: What route was planned for an alternative march?
answers: text: from the Obelisk to the city hall

question: What was on the banner that was displayed where the torchbearers would carry the torch?
answers: text: Free Tibet

question: What is the name of the protester who said they would not try to extinguish the torch?
answers: text: Jorge Carcavallo.

question: Where did the other march travel form and to?
answers: text: Obelisk to the city hall

question: What was the name given to the torch carried on the alternative march?
answers: text: Human Rights Torch.

question: What did the large banner say that was along the alternative march route?
answers: text: Free Tibet

question: What was the unsanctioned alternative relay called?
answers: text: Human Rights Torch Relay
context: Argentine activists told a news conference that they would not try to snuff out the torch's flame as demonstrators had in Paris and London. "I want to announce that we will not put out the Olympic torch," said pro-Tibet activist Jorge Carcavallo. "We'll be carrying out surprise actions throughout the city of Buenos Aires, but all of these will be peaceful." Among other activities, protesters organized an alternative march that went from the Obelisk to the city hall, featuring their own "Human Rights Torch." A giant banner reading "Free Tibet" was also displayed on the torch route. According to a representative from the NGO 'Human Rights Torch Relay', their objective was to "show the contradiction between the Olympic Games and the presence of widespread human rights violations in China"

qas: question: Who was the outreach director of HRTR?
answers: text: Susan Prager

question: What was the non profit that was funded by Mark Palmer?
answers: text: Friends of Falun Gong

question: Which footballer decided to not be a torchbearer because of the controversy?
answers: text: Diego Maradona

question: How many police officers were in place to avoid controversy along the torch route?
answers: text: 1200

question: What was thrown to try and put out the flame?
answers: text: water balloons

question: What is Susan Prager communication director of?
answers: text: Friends of Falun Gong

question: What football star backed out due to relay controversy?
answers: text: Diego Maradona

question: How many police officers were part of the security operative?
answers: text: 1200

question: What was tossed at the torch trying to put it out?
answers: text: water balloons

question: The protests were considered to be overall what in nature?
answers: text: peaceful
context: The outreach director of HRTR, Susan Prager, is also the communication director of "Friends of Falun Gong", a quasi-government non-profit funded by fmr. Congressman Tom Lanto's wife and Ambassador Mark Palmer of NED. A major setback to the event was caused by footballer Diego Maradona, scheduled to open the relay through Buenos Aires, pulling out in an attempt to avoid the Olympic controversy. Trying to avoid the scenes that marred the relay in the UK, France and the US, the city government designed a complex security operative to protect the torch relay, involving 1200 police officers and 3000 other people, including public employees and volunteers. Overall, the protests were peaceful in nature, although there were a few incidents such as the throwing of several water balloons in an attempt to extinguish the Olympic flame, and minor scuffles between Olympic protesters and supporters from Chinese immigrant communities.

qas: question: Where was the only African destination for the torch?
answers: text: Dar es Salaam

question: When did the torch arrive in Dar es Salaam?
answers: text: April 13

question: Where did the route start for the torch in Dar es Salaam?
answers: text: the TAZARA Railway

question: Where was the solitary place the relay was held in Africa?
answers: text: Dar es Salaam

question: What is the name of the railway where the Olympic torch relay began in Africa?
answers: text: TAZARA

question: Where did the relay terminate in Africa?
answers: text: Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium

question: What country paid for the stadium through aid money?
answers: text: China

question: Who it the torch in Africa?
answers: text: Vice-President Ali Mohamed Shein.
context:  Tanzania: Dar es Salaam was the torch's only stop in Africa, on April 13. The relay began at the grand terminal of the TAZARA Railway, which was China's largest foreign aid project of the 1970s, and continued for 5 km through the old city to the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Temeke, which was built with Chinese aid in 2005. The torch was lit by Vice-President Ali Mohamed Shein. About a thousand people followed the relay, waving the Olympic flag. The only noted instance of protest was Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai's withdrawal from the list of torchbearers, in protest against human rights abuses in Tibet.

qas: question: Which Middle East location was the only area the torch visited?
answers: text: Muscat

question: When did the torch arrive in Muscat?
answers: text: April 14

question: Which actress carried the torch for part of the route?
answers: text: Sulaf Fawakherji

question: Where was the only place the Olympic torch was carried in the Middle East?
answers: text: Muscat

question: How far was the relay route in kilometers in the Middle East?
answers: text: 20

question: What is the name of the Syrian actress who was one to bear the torch?
answers: text: Sulaf Fawakherji.
context: 
 Sultanate of Oman: Muscat was the torch's only stop in the Middle East, on April 14. The relay covered 20 km. No protests or incidents were reported. One of the torchbearers was Syrian actress Sulaf Fawakherji.

qas: question: When did the torch arrive in Islamabad?
answers: text: April 16

question: Where was an indoor ceremony held since the outdoor relay was cancelled?
answers: text: Jinnah Stadium

question: Who spoke at the opening ceremony in Islamabad in addition to President Musharraf?
answers: text: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani

question: Where did the Olympic torch relay start in Pakistan?
answers: text: Islamabad

question: Instead of a traditinal relay, where was the track the torch was carried in Pakistan?
answers: text: Jinnah Stadium.
context: 
 Pakistan: The Olympic torch reached Islamabad for the first time ever on April 16. President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani spoke at the opening ceremony of the relay. Security was high, for what one newspaper called the "most sensitive leg" of the torch's Olympic journey. The relay was initially supposed to carry the torch around Islamabad, but the entire relay was cancelled due to security concerns regarding "militant threats or anti-China protests", and replaced by an indoors ceremony with the torch carried around the track of Jinnah Stadium. In fear of violent protests and bomb attacks, the torch relay in Pakistan took place in a stadium behind closed doors. Although the relay was behind closed doors, thousands of policemen and soldiers guarded the flame. As a consequence, no incidents arose.

qas: question: When did the torch visit New Delhi?
answers: text: April 17

question: How many runners carried the torch in New Delhi?
answers: text: 70

question: Which football captain did not participate in the relay to show support for Tibet?
answers: text: Baichung Bhutia

question: How many torchbearers did not participate because of their concerns with Tibet?
answers: text: five

question: Where did the torch relay happen in India?
answers: text: New Delhi

question: How long was the route in India in miles?
answers: text: 1.5

question: How many bearers of the torch were used in India?
answers: text: 70

question: How many bearers decided not to participate?
answers: text: five

question: What is the name of the footballer who refused to be a part of the relay?
answers: text: Baichung Bhutia
context: 
 India: Due to concerns about pro-Tibet protests, the relay through New Delhi on April 17 was cut to just 2.3 km (less than 1.5 miles), which was shared amongst 70 runners. It concluded at the India Gate. The event was peaceful due to the public not being allowed at the relay. A total of five intended torchbearers -Kiran Bedi, Soha Ali Khan, Sachin Tendulkar, Bhaichung Bhutia and Sunil Gavaskar- withdrew from the event, citing "personal reasons", or, in Bhutia's case, explicitly wishing to "stand by the people of Tibet and their struggle" and protest against the PRC "crackdown" in Tibet. Indian national football captain, Baichung Bhutia refused to take part in the Indian leg of the torch relay, citing concerns over Tibet. Bhutia, who is Sikkimese, is the first athlete to refuse to run with the torch. Indian film star Aamir Khan states on his personal blog that the "Olympic Games do not belong to China" and confirms taking part in the torch relay "with a prayer in his heart for the people of Tibet, and ... for all people across the world who are victims of human rights violations". Rahul Gandhi, son of the Congress President Sonia Gandhi and scion of the Nehru-Gandhi family, also refused to carry the torch.

qas: question: The security given to the torch relay in New Delhi is reminiscent of the security of what?
answers: text: Republic Day celebrations

question: The Chinese presented a list of vulnerable relay locations to who?
answers: text: Nirupama Sen.

question: Who supposedly cancelled a trip to Beijing in protest?
answers: text: India's Commerce Minister

question: Who was said to have canceled an official trip to China in protest?
answers: text: Kamal Nath

question: At what time in the middle of the night was the diplomat summoned?
answers: text: 2 am

question: The Olympic relay had the same security precautions taken as what other special day?
answers: text: Republic Day

question: What kind of targets do Republic Day events present as?
answers: text: terrorist targets.
context: Wary of protests, the Indian authorities have decided to shorten the route of the relay in New Delhi, and have given it the security normally associated with Republic Day celebrations, which are considered terrorist targets. Chinese intelligence's expectations of points on the relay route that would be particularly 'vulnerable' to protesters were presented to the Indian ambassador to Beijing, Nirupama Sen. The Indian media responded angrily to the news that the ambassador, a distinguished lady diplomat, was summoned to the Foreign Ministry at 2 am local time; the news was later denied by anonymous sources in Delhi. The Indian media reported that India's Commerce Minister, Kamal Nath, cancelled an official trip to Beijing in protest, though both Nath and Chinese sources have denied it.

qas: question: How many people comprised the Tibetan exile community?
answers: text: 150,000

question: India refused China's request that the Tibetan exile community be avoided because they said India is what?
answers: text: a democracy

question: Where is the exiled Tibetan government?
answers: text: India

question: How many Tibetan exiles are said to be in India?
answers: text: 150,000

question: A wholesale ban on what was denied?
answers: text: protests

question: What Olympic group was denied by India?
answers: text: Olympic Holy Flame Protection Unit

question: What deteriorated between India and China?
answers: text: relations

question: Who said they did not support relay interruptions?
answers: text: the Tibetan government in exile
context: India rejected Chinese demands that the torch route be clear of India's 150,000-strong Tibetan exile community, by which they required a ban on congregation near the curtailed 3 km route. In response Indian officials said India was a democracy, and "a wholesale ban on protests was out of the question". Contradicting some other reports, Indian officials also refused permission to the "Olympic Holy Flame Protection Unit". The combined effect is a "rapid deterioration" of relations between India and China. Meanwhile, the Tibetan government in exile, which is based in India, has stated that it did not support the disruption of the Olympic torch relay.

qas: question: Who did not want to participate in the relay as 'caged woman'?
answers: text: Kiran Bedi

question: Where was Bedi retired from?
answers: text: Indian Police Service

question: Which actress decided to not participate on April 15?
answers: text: Soha Ali Khan

question: When did a protest in Delhi occur to protest against Chinese repression in Tibet?
answers: text: April 16

question: What retired police officer refused to carry the torch in India?
answers: text: Kiran Bedi

question: What actress removed herself from participation in the relay?
answers: text: Soha Ali Khan

question: Where was a protest organized about the Olympic relay in India?
answers: text: Delhi

question: Who disbanded the protest in Delhi?
answers: text: police.

question: The retired police officer said she would not run as what?
answers: text: caged woman
context: The noted Indian social activist and a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Kiran Bedi refused to participate saying "she doesn’t want to run in the event as ‘caged woman’." On April 15, Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan pulled out of the Olympic torch relay, citing “very strong personal reasons”. On April 16, a protest was organised in Delhi "against Chinese repression in Tibet", and was broken up by the police.

qas: question: When did the Olympic torch reach Bangkok?
answers: text: April 18

question: Who is the Green World Foundation chairwoman who refused to participate in the relay?
answers: text: M.R. Narisa Chakrabongse

question: The media was told that the Chinese supplied with shirts and transportation?
answers: text: students

question: When did the torch go through Bankok?
answers: text: April 18

question: The relay route was a little over how many kilometers?
answers: text: 10

question: Who were told they would be banned from reentering Thailand?
answers: text: foreign protesters

question: What scheduled bearer of the torch boycotted?
answers: text: Mom Rajawongse Narissara Chakrabongse
context: 
 Thailand: The April 18 relay through Bangkok was the Olympic flame's first visit to Thailand. The relay covered just over 10 km, and included Bangkok's Chinatown. The torch was carried past Democracy Monument, Chitralada Palace and a number of other city landmarks. M.R. Narisa Chakrabongse, Green World Foundation (GWF) chairwoman, withdrew from the torch-running ceremony, protesting against China's actions in Tibet. Several hundred protesters were present, along with Olympic supporters. Thai authorities threatened to arrest foreign protesters and ban them from future entry into Thailand. A coalition of Thai human rights groups announced that it would organise a "small demonstration" during the relay, and several hundred people did indeed take part in protests, facing Beijing supporters. Intended torchbearer Mom Rajawongse Narissara Chakrabongse boycotted the relay, to protest against China's actions in Tibet. In Bangkok, students told the media that the Chinese Embassy provided them with transportation and gave them shirts to wear.

qas: question: When did the torch visit Malaysia?
answers: text: April 21

question: What is the capital city of Malaysia?
answers: text: Kuala Lumpur

question: Where did the route begin in Malaysia?
answers: text: Independence Square

question: Prior to the 2008 games, when did Malaysia last see an Olympic torch relay?
answers: text: 1964

question: What is the location of the start of the relay in Malaysia?
answers: text: Independence Square

question: Where did the relay end in Malaysia?
answers: text: Petronas Twin Towers.

question: What year was the last torch relay event in Malaysia?
answers: text: 1964

question: How many Special Police protected the relay event?
answers: text: 1000
context: 
 Malaysia: The event was held in the capital city, Kuala Lumpur, on April 21. The 16.5 km long-relay began from the historic Independence Square, passed in front of several city landmarks before coming to an end at the iconic Petronas Twin Towers. Among the landmarks the Olympic flame passed next to were the Parliament House, National Mosque, KL Tower and Merdeka Stadium. A team of 1000 personnel from the Malaysian police Special Action Squad guarded the event and escorted the torchbearers. The last time an Olympic torch relay was held in Malaysia was the 1964 Tokyo edition.

qas: question: Which supporters protested near the Chinese embassy in Malaysia?
answers: text: Falun Gong

question: Supporters of what demonstrated at the Chinese embassy in Malaysia?
answers: text: Falun Gong

question: What were a Japanese family who unveiled a Tibetan flag hit with?
answers: text: plastic air-filled batons

question: What did the Chinese group yell?
answers: text: Taiwan and Tibet belong to China.

question: What did Chinese volunteers take from two Malaysian demonstrators?
answers: text: placards
context: Just days before the relay supporters of Falun Gong demonstrated in front of the Chinese embassy in the Malaysian capital. As many as 1,000 personnel from the special police unit were expected to be deployed on the day of the relay. A Japanese family with Malaysian citizenship and their 5-year-old child who unfurled a Tibetan flag were hit by a group of Chinese nationals with plastic air-filled batons and heckled by a crowd of Chinese citizens during the confrontation at Independence Square where the relay began, and the Chinese group shouted: "Taiwan and Tibet belong to China." Later during the day, the Chinese volunteers forcefully took away placards from two other Malaysians protesting at the relay. One of the protesting Malaysian was hit in the head.

qas: question: When did the Olympic torch visit Jakarta?
answers: text: April 22

question: Who requested that the original route be cancelled?
answers: text: the Chinese embassy

question: Along with invited people, who were the only other people allowed in the stadium?
answers: text: journalists

question: Where did the torch relay begin in Indonesia?
answers: text: Jakarta

question: How many kilometers was the planned route that was cancelled?
answers: text: 20

question: Why was the first route not taken?
answers: text: security worries

question: What type of facility was the torch carried at instead.
answers: text: stadium.

question: Where did protests occur when non one except invited guests and the press were allowed inside the stadium?
answers: text: outside the stadium.
context: 
 Indonesia: The Olympic flame reached Jakarta on April 22. The original 20 km relay through Jakarta was cancelled due to "security worries", at the request of the Chinese embassy, and the torch was instead carried round the city main's stadium, as it had been in Islamabad. Several dozen pro-Tibet protesters gathered near the stadium, and were dispersed by the police. The event was held in the streets around the city main's stadium. The cancelling of the relay through the city itself was decided due to security concerns and at the request of the Chinese embassy. Only invitees and journalists were admitted inside the stadium. Protests took place outside the stadium.

qas: question: When did the torch arrive in Canberra?
answers: text: April 24

question: Who received the flame from Chinese officials in Canberra?
answers: text: Agnes Shea

question: What did Agnes Shea give to the Chinese in return?
answers: text: a message stick

question: Who publicly argued at a press conference?
answers: text: Australian and Chinese officials

question: Where was the relay held in Australia?
answers: text: Canberra

question: How many kilometers was the route in Australia?
answers: text: 16

question: What was the location of the beginning of the Olympic torch route in Australia?
answers: text: Reconciliation Place

question: Who kept the demonstrators separated?
answers: text: Australian Federal Police.

question: What is the name of the Aboriginal elder who received the torch from Chinese officials?
answers: text: Agnes Shea
context: 
 Australia: The event was held in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory on April 24, and covered around 16 km of Canberra's central areas, from Reconciliation Place to Commonwealth Park. Upon its arrival in Canberra, the Olympic flame was presented by Chinese officials to local Aboriginal elder Agnes Shea, of the Ngunnawal people. She, in turn, offered them a message stick, as a gift of peace and welcome. Hundreds of pro-Tibet protesters and thousands of Chinese students reportedly attended. Demonstrators and counter-demonstrators were kept apart by the Australian Federal Police. Preparations for the event were marred by a disagreement over the role of the Chinese flame attendants, with Australian and Chinese officials arguing publicly over their function and prerogatives during a press conference.

qas: question: Who did the Chinese want to deploy to Canberra to protect the flame?
answers: text: People's Liberation Army personnel

question: Chinese Australian students were told to defend what against scum and separatists?
answers: text: sacred torch

question: Who was the chairman of the Australian Council of Chinese Organisations?
answers: text: Tony Goh

question: Who was the Foreign Minister who said he was okay with protests as long as they were peaceful?
answers: text: Stephen Smith

question: What group did China want along the relay route in Canberra?
answers: text: People's Liberation Army

question: Who was given permission to search attendees of the relay?
answers: text: Australian police

question: Who said that thousands of pro-Beijing supporters would be bused in?
answers: text: Tony Goh

question: Who told the media that Chinese diplomats were arranging a "peaceful show of strength"?
answers: text: Zhang Rongan

question: Who was the Foreign Minister who indicated Chinese officials wanted supporting demonstrators to show up and show their point of view?
answers: text: Stephen Smith
context: Following the events in Olympia, there were reports that China requested permission to deploy People's Liberation Army personnel along the relay route to protect the flame in Canberra. Australian authorities stated that such a request, if it were to be made, would be refused. Chinese officials labeled it a rumor. Australian police have been given powers to search relay spectators, following a call by the Chinese Students and Scholars Association for Chinese Australian students to "go defend our sacred torch" against "ethnic degenerate scum and anti-China separatists". Tony Goh, chairman of the Australian Council of Chinese Organisations, has said the ACCO would be taking "thousands" of pro-Beijing demonstrators to Canberra by bus, to support the torch relay. Zhang Rongan, a Chinese Australian student organising pro-Beijing demonstrations, told the press that Chinese diplomats were assisting with the organization of buses, meals and accommodation for pro-Beijing demonstrators, and helping them organise a "peaceful show of strength". Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Chinese officials were urging supporters to "turn up and put a point of view", but that he had no objection to it as long as they remained peaceful.

qas: question: Who withdrew as a torchbearer because of her concerns about human rights?
answers: text: Lin Hatfield Dodds

question: Who said Dodds' withdrawal was a good example of peacefully protesting?
answers: text: Foreign Minister Stephen Smith

question: Who withdrew from the torch event?
answers: text: Lin Hatfield Dodds

question: Who was the foreign minister that said her decision was a good example of peacefully making a point?
answers: text: Stephen Smith
context: Intended torchbearer Lin Hatfield Dodds withdrew from the event, explaining that she wished to express concern about China's human rights record. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said her decision was "a very good example of peacefully making a point".

qas: question: Who was the head of the Canberra torch relay committee?
answers: text: Ted Quinlan

question: How many supporters of Tibet were expected in Canberra to protest?
answers: text: 600

question: ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope said which organization intended to ensure that China supporters outweighed Tibet supporters?
answers: text: the Chinese embassy

question: Which athlete carried the torch for the final leg?
answers: text: Ian Thorpe

question: How many supporters of Tibet were expected to attend the torch relay?
answers: text: Up to 600

question: It was thought that how many Chinese supporters would attend the torch relay?
answers: text: between 2,000 and 10,000

question: Who did not expect that reaction from the Chinese community?
answers: text: Ted Quinlan

question: Who was involved to ensure the pro Chinese demonstrators outweighed the Tibetan demonstrators?
answers: text: the Chinese embassy
context: Up to 600 pro-Tibet protesters were expected to attend the relay, along with between 2,000 and 10,000 Chinese supporters. Taking note of the high number of Chinese supporters, Ted Quinlan, head of the Canberra torch relay committee, said: "We didn't expect this reaction from the Chinese community. It is obviously a well-coordinated plan to take the day by weight of numbers. But we have assurances that it will be done peacefully.". Also, Australia's ACT Chief Minister, Jon Stanhope confirmed that the Chinese embassy was closely involve to ensure that "pro-China demonstrators vastly outnumbered Tibetan activists." Australian freestyle swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist Ian Thorpe ended the Australian leg of the torch relay April 24, 2008, touching the flame to light a cauldron after a run that was only marginally marked by protests. People demonstrated both for China and for Tibet. At least five people were arrested during the torch relay. Police said "the five were arrested for interfering with the event under special powers enacted in the wake of massive protests against Chinese policy toward Tibet." At one point, groups of Chinese students surrounded and intimidated pro-Tibet protesters. One person had to be pulled aboard a police launch when a group of pro-Chinese students looked like they might force him into the lake.

qas: question: Who hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics?
answers: text: Nagano

question: When did the torch arrive in Nagano?
answers: text: April 26

question: Where was the torch relay held in Japan?
answers: text: Nagano

question: Which Olympics did Nagano host?
answers: text: 1998 Winter Olympics

question: What location was supposed to be the start of the relay event in Nagano?
answers: text: Japanese Buddhist temple Zenkō-ji

question: When monks pulled out of the event, where was the new starting point for the relay?
answers: text: a municipal building

question: How many Chinese guards were allowed to go with the torch?
answers: text: two
context: 
 Japan: The event was held in Nagano, which hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics, on April 26. Japanese Buddhist temple Zenkō-ji, which was originally scheduled to be the starting point for the Olympic torch relay in Nagano, refused to host the torch and pulled out of the relay plans, amid speculation that monks there sympathized with anti-Chinese government protesters. as well as the risk of disruption by violent protests. Parts of Zenkō-ji temple's main building (Zenkō-ji Hondō), reconstructed in 1707 and one of the National Treasures of Japan, was then vandalized with spraypaint. A new starting point, previously the site of a municipal building and now a parking lot, was chosen by the city. An event the city had planned to hold at the Minami Nagano Sports Park following the torch relay was also canceled out of concern about disruptions caused by demonstrators protesting against China's recent crackdown in Tibet. Thousands of riot police were mobilized to protect the torch along its route. The show of force kept most protesters in check, but slogans shouted by pro-China or pro-Tibet demonstrators, Japanese nationalists, and human rights organizations flooded the air. Five men were arrested and four injured amidst scenes of mob violence. The torch route was packed with mostly peaceful demonstrators. The public was not allowed at the parking lot where the relay started. After the Zenkoji monks held a prayer ceremony for victims of the recent events in Tibet. More than 100 police officers ran with the torch and riot police lined the streets while three helicopters flew above. Only two Chinese guards were allowed to accompany the torch because of Japan's concern over their treatment of demonstrators at previous relays. A man with a Tibetan flag tried to stop the torch at the beginning of the relay but was dragged off by police. Some raw eggs were also thrown from the crowd.

qas: question: Where was the torch relay event held in South Korea?
answers: text: Seoul

question: When did Seoul host the Olympics?
answers: text: 1988 Summer Olympics

question: Where was the start point for the relay?
answers: text: Olympic Park

question: Who became violent during the relay route and was promised deportation when caught?
answers: text: Chinese students

question: Where was the relay event held in South Korea?
answers: text: Seoul

question: Which Olympics did Seoul host?
answers: text: 1988 Summer Olympics
context:  South Korea: The event was held in Seoul, which hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics, on April 27. Intended torchbearers Choi Seung-kook and Park Won-sun boycotted the event to protest against the Chinese government's crackdown in Tibet. More than 8,000 riot police were deployed to guard the 24-kilometre route, which began at Olympic Park, which was built when Seoul hosted the 1988 Summer Games. On the day of the torch relay in Seoul, Chinese students clashed with protesters, throwing rocks, bottles, and punches. A North Korean defector whose brother defected to China but was captured and executed by the DPRK, attempted to set himself on fire in protest of China's treatment of North Korean refugees. He poured gasoline on himself but police quickly surrounded him and carried him away. Two other demonstrators tried to storm the torch but failed. Fighting broke out near the beginning of the relay between a group of 500 Chinese supporters and approximately 50 protesters who carried a banner that read: "Free North Korean refugees in China." The students threw stones and water bottles as approximately 2,500 police tried to keep the groups separated. Police said they arrested five people, including a Chinese student who was arrested for allegedly throwing rocks. Thousands of Chinese followed the torch on its 4.5 hour journey, some chanting, "Go China, go Olympics!" By the end of the relay, Chinese students became violent, and it was reported in Korean media that they were "lynching" everyone who was disagreeing with them. One police man was also rushed to hospital after being attacked by Chinese students. On Apr 29, the Secretary of Justice, Kim Kyung Han, told the prime minister that he will find "every single Chinese who was involved and bring them to justice." Later in the day, South Korea's Prosecutor's Office, National Police Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Intelligence Service made a joint statement saying that they will be deporting every Chinese student that was involved in the incident. China defended the conduct of the students.

qas: question: When did the torch arrive in Pyongyang?
answers: text: April 28

question: Who presided over the torch event in North Korea?
answers: text: Kim Yong Nam

question: Who was the first torchbearer in North Korea?
answers: text: Pak Du Ik

question: Where did the relay start?
answers: text: the Juche Tower

question: Where was the relay event held in North Korea?
answers: text: Pyongyang.

question: What date did the torch relay event take place?
answers: text: April 28.

question: What did people in the crowd wave at the beginning of the relay?
answers: text: pink paper flowers and small flags

question: Who was the first runner with the torch?
answers: text: Pak Du Ik
context: 
 North Korea: The event was held in Pyongyang on April 28. It was the first time that the Olympic torch has traveled to North Korea. A crowd of thousands waving pink paper flowers and small flags with the Beijing Olympics logo were organized by the authoritarian regime watched the beginning of the relay in Pyongyang, some waving Chinese flags. The event was presided over by the head of the country's parliament, Kim Yong Nam. The North, an ally of China, has been critical of disruptions to the torch relay elsewhere and has supported Beijing in its actions against protests in Tibet. Kim passed the torch to the first runner Pak Du Ik, who played on North Korea's 1966 World Cup soccer team, as he began the 19-kilometre route through Pyongyang. The relay began from the large sculpted flame of the obelisk of the Juche Tower, which commemorates the national ideology of Juche, or "self-reliance", created by the country's late founding President Kim Il Sung, father of leader Kim Jong Il, who did not attend.

qas: question: The United Nations Organization and UNICEF felt the relay could be used as what?
answers: text: a propaganda stunt.

question: North Korea is often listed among the worst offenders in the world in what regard?
answers: text: against human rights.

question: What is the children's agency of the United Nations Organization?
answers: text: UNICEF

question: Both organizations withdrew what?
answers: text: their staff

question: What is the mission of the organizations?
answers: text: raising awareness of conditions for children

question: Who is often listed amongst the world's worst offenders when it comes to human rights?
answers: text: North Korea
context: The United Nations Organization and its children's agency UNICEF withdrew their staff, saying that it wasn't sure the event would help its mission of raising awareness of conditions for children and amid concerns that the relay would be used as a propaganda stunt. "It was unconscionable," said a UN official who was briefed on the arguments. North Korea is frequently listed among the world’s worst offenders against human rights.

qas: question: When did the torch arrive in Vietnam?
answers: text: April 29

question: Where was the torch event held in Vietnam?
answers: text: Ho Chi Minh City

question: How many torchbearers carried the torch in Vietnam?
answers: text: 60

question: Where did the torch event begin in Vietnam?
answers: text: the downtown Opera House

question: Where did the torch event end?
answers: text: the Military Zone 7 Competition Hall stadium

question: Where was the torch event held in Vietnam?
answers: text: Ho Chi Minh City.

question: What areas are involved in the dispute between Vietnam and China?
answers: text: the Spratly and Paracel Islands

question: The Chinese government established what city in this disputed area?
answers: text: Sansha

question: As a result, demonstrations were held in what two cities in December 2007?
answers: text: Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

question: Who was the Prime Minister of Vietnam?
answers: text: Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
context:  Vietnam: The event was held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 29. Some 60 torchbearers carried the torch from the downtown Opera House to the Military Zone 7 Competition Hall stadium near Tan Son Nhat International Airport along an undisclosed route. Vietnam is involved in a territorial dispute with China (and other countries) for sovereignty of the Spratly and Paracel Islands; tensions have risen recently[when?] following reports that the Chinese government had established a county-level city named Sansha in the disputed territories, resulting in anti-Chinese demonstrations in December 2007 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. However to sustain its relationship with China the Vietnamese government has actively sought to head off protests during the torch relay, with Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng warning government agencies that "hostile forces" may try to disrupt the torch relay.

qas: question: How many people protesting China were arrested in Hanoi prior to the rally?
answers: text: seven

question: Which blogger calling for demonstrations was arrested for tax evasion?
answers: text: Điếu Cày

question: Which torchbearer sent a letter of protest to the president of the International Olympic Committee?
answers: text: Lê Minh Phiếu

question: How many protesters were arrested in Hanoi prior to the rally?
answers: text: seven

question: What is blogger Điếu Cày's real name?
answers: text: Nguyễn Văn Hải

question: Though he urged for demonstrations in Vietnam, Nguyễn Văn Hải was charged with what crime?
answers: text: tax evasion.

question: What is the name of the torchbearer who wrote a letter to the IOC president about discrepancies on a website?
answers: text: Lê Minh Phiếu

question: What was removed from the website that Lê Minh Phiếu had written about?
answers: text: disputed islands and dotted lines marking China's maritime claims
context: Prior to the rally, seven anti-China protestors were arrested in Hanoi after unfurling a banner and shouting "Boycott the Beijing Olympics" through a loudhailer at a market. A Vietnamese American was deported for planning protests against the torch, while a prominent blogger, Điếu Cày (real name Nguyễn Văn Hải), who blogged about protests around the world and who called for demonstrations in Vietnam, was arrested on charges of tax evasion. Outside Vietnam, there were protests by overseas Vietnamese in Paris, San Francisco and Canberra. Lê Minh Phiếu, a torchbearer who is a Vietnamese law student studying in France, wrote a letter to the president of the International Olympic Committee protesting China's "politicisation of the Olympics", citing maps of the torch relay at the official Beijing Olympic website depicting the disputed islands as Chinese territory and posted it on his blog. One day before the relay was to start, the official website appeared to have been updated to remove the disputed islands and dotted lines marking China's maritime claims in the South China Sea.

qas: question: When did the torch arrive in Hong Kong?
answers: text: May 2

question: Who was the first torchbearer in Hong Kong?
answers: text: Lee Lai Shan

question: Where was the torch event started in Hong Kong?
answers: text: Hong Kong Cultural Centre

question: Where did the torch relay end in Hong Kong?
answers: text: Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai

question: How many torchbearers participated in the relay event in Hong Kong?
answers: text: 120

question: When was the relay event held in Hong Kong?
answers: text: May 2.

question: Who handed the torch to Lee Lai Shan, the first torchbearer?
answers: text: Donald Tsang

question: What was used to get the torch across the Shing Mun River?
answers: text: a dragon boat

question: How many torchbearers carried the torch?
answers: text: 120

question: The torchbearers included athletes, celebrities and who?
answers: text: pro-Beijing camp politicians.
context:  Hong Kong: The event was held in Hong Kong on May 2. In the ceremony held at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, Chief Executive Donald Tsang handed the torch to the first torchbearer, Olympic medalist Lee Lai Shan. The torch relay then traveled through Nathan Road, Lantau Link, Sha Tin (crossed Shing Mun River via a dragon boat, which had been never used before in the history of Olympic torch relays), Victoria Harbour (crossed by Tin Hau, a VIP vessel managed by the Marine Department) before ending in Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai. A total of 120 torchbearers were selected to participate in the event consisting of celebrities, athletes and pro-Beijing camp politicians. No politicians from the pro-democracy camp were selected as torchbearers. One torchbearer could not participate due to flight delay. It was estimated that more than 200,000 spectators came out and watched the relay. Many enthusiastic supporters wore red shirts and waved large Chinese flags. According to Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration Henry Tang, 3,000 police were deployed to ensure order.

qas: question: What did Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China members wave to symbolize democracy?
answers: text: plastic Olympic flames

question: This group wanted accountability for what 1989 event?
answers: text: Tiananmen Square protests

question: Who wrapped a Tibetan flag around her body and later waved it?
answers: text: Christina Chan

question: Who removed Chan from the protest?
answers: text: police

question: Why is Chan suing the Hong Kong government?
answers: text: her human rights were breached.

question: Some people waved plastic inflated flames, saying they symbolize what?
answers: text: democracy.

question: Who was proud that Hong Kong still has brave people speaking out?
answers: text: Leung Kwok-hung

question: What did radio host Christina Chan wear before waving it?
answers: text: Tibetan snow lion flag
context: There were several protests along the torch relay route. Members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, including pro-democracy activist Szeto Wah, waved novelty inflatable plastic Olympic flames, which they said symbolised democracy. They wanted accountability for the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 and the implementation of democracy in Hong Kong. Political activist and Legislative Council member Leung Kwok-hung (Longhair) also joined the protest, saying "I'm very proud that in Hong Kong we still have people brave enough to speak out." Pro-democracy activists were overwhelmed by a crowd of torch supporters with insults like "running dog," "traitor," "get out!," and "I love the Communist Party." At the same time, about 10 members of the Civil Human Rights Front had orange banners calling for human rights improvements and universal suffrage. Onlookers were saying "Aren't you Chinese?" in Mandarin putonghua as they tried to cover the orange banners with a large Chinese national flag. One woman had an orange sign that said, "Olympic flame for democracy", while a man carried a poster with a tank and the slogan "One world, two dreams". A university student and former RDHK radio host Christina Chan wrapped the Tibetan snow lion flag around her body and later began waving it. Several onlookers heckled Chan, shouting "What kind of Chinese are you?" and "What a shame!" In the end, she and some of the protesters were taken away against their will by the authorities via a police vehicle "for their own protection." Chan is currently[when?] suing the Hong Kong government, claiming her human rights were breached. (case number HCAL139/08)

qas: question: Which group did Jens Galschiøt lead?
answers: text: The Color Orange democracy group

question: What did Galschiøt construct in Hong Kong in reference to the Tiananmen Square protests?
answers: text: Pillar of Shame

question: Galschiøt and two fellow protesters were denied to entry to Hong Kong for what reason?
answers: text: immigration reasons

question: Which American actress was questioned at the Hong Kong airport?
answers: text: Mia Farrow

question: A legislator said that by allowing Farrow to enter Hong Kong while denying others was a violation to what policy?
answers: text: one country, two systems

question: What group did Jens Galschiøt lead?
answers: text: The Color Orange

question: What structure did Jens Galschiøt build to monumentalize the Tianamen Square protests in 1989?
answers: text: Pillar of Shame

question: Why was Jens Galschiøt made to leave Hong Kong?
answers: text: immigration reasons

question: Which actress from America was initially held and then gave a speech about China and Sudan?
answers: text: Mia Farrow
context: The Color Orange democracy group, led by Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt, originally planned to join the Hong Kong Alliance relay and paint the "Pillar of Shame", a structure he built in Hong Kong to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. However, Galschiøt and two other people were denied entry to Hong Kong on April 26, 2008 due to "immigration reasons" and were forced to leave Hong Kong. In response, Lee Cheuk Yan, vice chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, said, "It's outrageous that the government is willing to sacrifice the image of Hong Kong because of the torch relay." Hollywood actress Mia Farrow was also briefly questioned at the Hong Kong airport though officials allowed her to enter. She later gave a speech criticizing China's relations with Sudan in Hong Kong, as there was also a small minority of people protesting about China's role in the crisis of Darfur. Legislator Cheung Man Kwong have also said the government's decision allowing Farrow to enter while denying others is a double standard and a violation to Hong Kong's one country, two systems policy.

qas: question: When did the torch visit Macao?
answers: text: May 3

question: Where was the torch ceremony held in Macao?
answers: text: Macau Fisherman's Wharf

question: How many torchbearers participated in Macao?
answers: text: 120

question: Who was the first torchbearer in Macao?
answers: text: Leong Hong Man

question: A newspaper article criticized that there were not enough of what kind of person among the torchbearers?
answers: text: athletes

question: When was the torch relay event held in Macao?
answers: text: May 3

question: How many torchbearers carried the torch in Macao?
answers: text: 120

question: Who was the first person to carry the torch in Macao?
answers: text: Leong Hong Man

question: Which casino tycoon participated in the torch relay event?
answers: text: Stanley Ho.

question: Which publication was unhappy with the amount of non-athlete torchbearers?
answers: text: Macao Daily News
context:  Macao: The event was held in Macau on May 3. It was the first time that the Olympic torch had traveled to Macau. A ceremony was held at Macau Fisherman's Wharf. Afterward, the torch traveled through Macau, passing by a number of landmarks including A-Ma Temple, Macau Tower, Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho, Ponte de Sai Van, Macau Cultural Centre, Macau Stadium and then back to the Fisherman's Wharf for the closing ceremony. Parts of the route near Ruins of St. Paul's and Taipa was shortened due to large crowds of supporters blocking narrow streets. A total of 120 torchbearers participated in this event including casino tycoon Stanley Ho. Leong Hong Man and Leong Heng Teng were the first and last torchbearer in the relay respectively. An article published on Macao Daily News criticized that the list of the torchbearers could not fully represent the Macanese and that there were too many non-athletes among the torchbearers. (some of whom had already been torchbearers of other sporting events)

qas: question: A Macau citizen was arrested for posting a plea to disrupt the relay on what website?
answers: text: cyberctm.com

question: In addition to cyberctm.com, what other website was shut down for two days?
answers: text: orchidbbs.com

question: Who was arrested on April 26 for posting an online message?
answers: text: A Macau resident

question: Where was the message posted?
answers: text: cyberctm.com

question: Who denied the shutdown was motivated by politics?
answers: text: The head of the Bureau of Telecommunications Regulation
context: A Macau resident was arrested on April 26 for posting a message on cyberctm.com encouraging people to disrupt the relay. Both orchidbbs.com and cyberctm.com Internet forums were shut down from May 2 to 4. This fueled speculation that the shutdowns were targeting speeches against the relay. The head of the Bureau of Telecommunications Regulation has denied that the shutdowns of the websites were politically motivated. About 2,200 police were deployed on the streets, there were no interruptions.

qas: question: After its April departure, when did the torch return to China?
answers: text: May 4

question: What actor attended a torch celebration in China?
answers: text: Jackie Chan

question: When did the torch reach Sanya, Hainan?
answers: text: May 4

question: When was the last time the torch had been in China?
answers: text: April.

question: Who attended the celebrations?
answers: text: IOC

question: Which actor also attended the celebrations?
answers: text: Jackie Chan.
context:  China: The torch returned to China for the first time since April. The torch arrived in Sanya, Hainan on May 4 with celebrations attended by International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials and Chinese big names like Jackie Chan. The entire relay through Mainland China was largely a success with many people welcoming the arrival of the torch along the way.

qas: question: The Chinese coverage of torch relay events has been accused by Western reporters as being what?
answers: text: partial and censored

question: In turn, Chinese supporters have accused Western media of being what in their coverage?
answers: text: biased.

question: Which French newspaper was accused of being biased by Chinese State press agency Xinhua?
answers: text: Libération

question: What was under scrutiny?
answers: text: media coverage

question: Coverage in China is reported to be partial and what?
answers: text: censored

question: What organization interrupted the relay and was not broadcast by the Chinese media?
answers: text: Reporters Without Borders

question: Chinese State Press said what French newspaper was biased?
answers: text: Libération

question: The Chinese State Press said the French newspaper was supporting a handful of what?
answers: text: saboteurs
context: The coverage of the events by the media came under scrutiny during the relay. Chinese media coverage of the torch relay has been distinct in a number of ways from coverage elsewhere. Western reporters in Beijing have described Chinese media coverage as partial and censored (for example when Chinese media did not broadcast Reporters Without Borders' disruption of the torch lighting ceremony), whereas Chinese netizens have in turn accused Western media coverage of being biased. The French newspaper Libération was criticised by the Chinese State press agency Xinhua for its allegedly biased reporting; Xinhua suggested that Libération needed "a stinging slap in the face" for having "insulted the Olympic flame" and "supported a handful of saboteurs".

qas: question: What did the Chinese media focus on as far as human rights protesters?
answers: text: the more disruptive protesters
context: In response to pro-Tibet and pro-human rights protests, the Chinese media focused on the more disruptive protesters, referring for example to "a very small number of 'Tibet independence' secessionists and a handful of so-called human rights-minded NGO activists" intent on "disrupting and sabotaging the Beijing Olympic Games". However, the Chinese media published articles about crowds supporting the torch relay.

qas: question: Xinhua and CCTV focused on people who what?
answers: text: condemned the protests

question: Which athlete was ignored by media for supporting the protesters?
answers: text: Marie-José Pérec

question: What did Xinhua call protesters?
answers: text: radicals

question: Which athlete showed support for the people protesting?
answers: text: Marie-José Pérec

question: Which publication said that protesters were trampling human rights?
answers: text: Xinhua
context: Xinhua and CCTV quoted relay spectators who condemned the protests, to a greater extent than most Western media, but did not quote any alternate viewpoints, providing no coverage of support for the protests by some ordinary citizens in Western countries. It quoted athletes who expressed pride at taking part in the relays, to a greater extent than Western media, but not those who, like Marie-José Pérec, expressed understanding and support for the protestors. The Beijing Organising Committee for the Games mentioned the "smiling faces of the elderly, children and the artists on the streets", of cheering and supportive Londoners. Xinhua said that protesters were "radicals" who "trampled human rights" and whose activities were condemned by "the people of the world who cordially love the Olympic spirit".

qas: question: Though several torchbearers withdrew from the torch relay, the official website for China stated that Indian torch participants vowed to run for what?
answers: text: spirit of Olympics

question: What did Ayaan Ali Khan and Manavjit Singh Sandhu say should not be mixed?
answers: text: sports and politics

question: Though four withdrew, it was reported that Indian torchbearers vowed to what?
answers: text: run for spirit of Olympics

question: Several torchbearers said what two things should not be combined?
answers: text: sports and politics
context: Reports on the Delhi relay were similarly distinct. Despite intended torchbearers Kiran Bedi, Soha Ali Khan, Sachin Tendulkar and Bhaichung Bhutia all withdrawing from the event, the official Chinese website for the relay reported "Indian torchbearers vow to run for spirit of Olympics", and quoted torchbearers Manavjit Singh Sandhu, Abhinav Bindra, Ayaan Ali Khan and Rajinder Singh Rahelu all stating that sports and politics should not be mixed.

qas: question: Which United Kingdom newspaper published a Chinese ambassador's opinion that Western media had demonized China with torch coverage?
answers: text: The Daily Telegraph

question: What French newspaper did the Chinese media accuse of bias?
answers: text: Libération

question: Some Chinese have accused Western media of what in their reportings?
answers: text: Western media bias.

question: Who was the Chinese ambassador to the U.K.?
answers: text: Fu Ying

question: Which newspaper published these accusations?
answers: text: The Daily Telegraph

question: What other newspaper was accused of bias?
answers: text: Libération
context: Some Western media have reported on Chinese accusations of Western media bias. The Daily Telegraph published an opinion piece by the Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom, Fu Ying, who accused Western media of "demonising" China during their coverage of the torch relays. The Telegraph also asked its readers to send their views in response to the question "Is the West demonising China?" The BBC reported on a demonstration in Sydney by Chinese Australians "voicing support for Beijing amid controversy over Tibet" and protesting against what they saw as Western media bias. The report showed demonstrators carrying signs which read "Shame on some Western media", "BBC CNN lies too" and "Stop media distortion!". One demonstrator interviewed by the BBC stated: "I saw some news from CNN, from the BBC, some media [inaudible], and they are just lying." Libération also reported that it had been accused of bias by the Chinese media.

qas: question:  Who did Xinhua accuse of biased reporting on April 17?
answers: text: CNN

question: Who was accused of bias on April 17 by Xinhua?
answers: text: CNN

question: Who wanted CNN to apologize for its insult to Chinese people?
answers: text: the Chinese government
context: On April 17, Xinhua condemned what it called "biased coverage of the Lhasa riots and the Olympic torch relay by the U.S.-based Cable News Network (CNN)". The same day, the Chinese government called on CNN to "apologise" for having allegedly insulted the Chinese people, and for "attempting to incite the Chinese people against the government". CNN issued a statement on April 14, responded to China over 'thugs and goons' comment by Jack Cafferty.

qas: question: What article did BBC put out about China just days earlier?
answers: text: The challenges of reporting in China

question: Who stated that Chinese people could access the BBC news website after years of not being able to?
answers: text: Paul Danahar

question: How many people gathered in protest at these two buildings?
answers: text: 1,300

question: Who commented that Chinese people can look at the BBC news site for the first time?
answers: text: Paul Danahar

question: Where is BBC banned from reporting?
answers: text: Tibet
context: On April 19, the BBC reported that 1,300 people had gathered outside BBC buildings in Manchester and London, protesting against what they described as Western media bias. Several days earlier, the BBC had published an article entitled "The challenges of reporting in China", responding to earlier criticism. The BBC's Paul Danahar noted that Chinese people were now "able to access the BBC News website for the first time, after years of strict censorship", and that "many were critical of our coverage". He provided readers with a reminder of censorship in China, and added: "People who criticise the media for their coverage in Tibet should acknowledge that we were and still are banned from reporting there." He also quoted critical Chinese responses, and invited readers to comment.

qas: question: Who published "Overseas Chinese rally against biased media coverage" on April 20?
answers: text: People's Daily

question: Which publication published a report about the Chinese rallying against media bias?
answers: text: People's Daily
context: On April 20, the People's Daily published a report entitled "Overseas Chinese rally against biased media coverage, for Olympics". It included images of Chinese people demonstrating in France, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States. One picture showed Chinese demonstrators holding a sign which claimed, incorrectly, that the BBC had not reported on Jin Jing. The People's Daily quoted one protestor who claimed the "BBC on some of the recent events has misled the British public and the rest of the world by providing intensive untruthful reports and biased coverage."

qas: question: What was the Chinese government reported running on April 4?
answers: text: an anti-CNN website

question: Who supposedly created the site?
answers: text: a Beijing citizen.

question: Who takes credit for creating the site?
answers: text: a Beijing citizen.

question: Who felt that the government was involved in the website?
answers: text: foreign correspondents
context: On April 4, it was reported that the Chinese government appeared to be running an anti-CNN website that criticizes the cable network’s coverage of recent events. The site claims to have been created by a Beijing citizen. However, foreign correspondents in Beijing voiced suspicions that Anti-cnn may be a semi-government-made website. A Chinese government spokesman insisted the site was spontaneously set up by a Chinese citizen angered over media coverage.

qas: question: How many attendants accompanied the flame during it's travels?
answers: text: 30

question: When were the 30 team members sworn in?
answers: text: August 2007

question: What were their official team outfits?
answers: text: matching blue tracksuits

question: Which team member has his own fan following?
answers: text: Second Right Brother

question: How many attendants were used from the People's Armed Police for the flame's entire journey?
answers: text: 30

question: When were these 30 sworn in?
answers: text: August 2007

question: What did these 30 attendants wear?
answers: text: blue tracksuits

question: What is the attendant who has a large fan base called?
answers: text: Second Right Brother
context: The Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee sent out a team of 30 unarmed attendants selected from the People's Armed Police to escort the flame throughout its journey. According to Asian Times, sworn in as the "Beijing Olympic Games Sacred Flame Protection Unit" during a ceremony in August 2007, their main job is to keep the Olympic flame alight throughout the journey and to assist in transferring the flame between the torches, the lanterns and the cauldrons. They wear matching blue tracksuits and are intended to accompany the torch every step of the way. One of the torch attendants, dubbed "Second Right Brother," has developed a significant online fan-base, particularly among China's female netizens.

qas: question: Which French company was boycotted?
answers: text: Carrefour

question: Carrefour was boycotted because of which shareholder?
answers: text: LVMH Group

question: Who was the LVMH Group accused of supporting?
answers: text: the Dalai Lama

question: What was burned during these boycotts?
answers: text: the French flag

question: Who was accused of helping the Dalai Lama?
answers: text: LVMH Group

question: Boycotters accused France of being pro-seccessionist and what?
answers: text: anti-Chinese racism.
context: In China, a call to boycott French hypermart Carrefour from May 1 began spreading through mobile text messaging and online chat rooms amongst the Chinese over the weekend from April 12, accusing the company's major shareholder, the LVMH Group, of donating funds to the Dalai Lama. There were also calls to extend the boycott to include French luxury goods and cosmetic products. Chinese protesters organized boycotts of the French-owned retail chain Carrefour in major Chinese cities including Kunming, Hefei and Wuhan, accusing the French nation of pro-secessionist conspiracy and anti-Chinese racism. Some burned French flags, some added Swastika (due to its conotaions with Nazism) to the French flag, and spread short online messages calling for large protests in front of French consulates and embassy. Some shoppers who insisted on entering one of the Carrefour stores in Kunming were blocked by boycotters wielding large Chinese flags and hit by water bottles. Hundreds of people joined Anti-French rallies in Beijing, Wuhan, Hefei, Kunming and Qingdao, which quickly spread to other cities like Xi'an, Harbin and Jinan. Carrefour denied any support or involvement in the Tibetan issue, and had its staff in its Chinese stores wear uniforms emblazoned with the Chinese national flag and caps with Olympic insignia and as well as the words "Beijing 2008" to show its support for the games. The effort had to be ceased when the BOCOG deemed the use of official Olympic insignia as illegal and a violation of copyright.

qas: question: The Chinese government tried to tamper the boycott, trying to avoid a similar outcome to which protests in 2005?
answers: text: anti-Japanese protests

question: Which newspaper urged citizens to protest peacefully?
answers: text: People's Daily

question: Which website had mentions of the Carrefour boycott removed by the government?
answers: text: Sohu.com

question: When did protests in front of Carrefour's stores occur in China?
answers: text: May 1

question: The Chinese government did not want a repeat of what protests?
answers: text: the anti-Japanese protests in 2005.

question: Which newspaper asked the Chinese people to protest peacefully?
answers: text: People's Daily

question: Who removed Carrefour boycott comments from some websites?
answers: text: the Chinese government

question: What day did protests occur in front of Carrefour stores?
answers: text: May 1.
context: In response to the demonstrations, the Chinese government attempted to calm the situation, possibly fearing the protests may spiral out of control as has happened in recent years, including the anti-Japanese protests in 2005. State media and commentaries began to call for calm, such as an editorial in the People's Daily which urged Chinese people to "express [their] patriotic enthusiasm calmly and rationally, and express patriotic aspiration in an orderly and legal manner". The government also began to patrol and censor the internet forums such as Sohu.com, with comments related to the Carrefour boycott removed. In the days prior to the planned boycott, evidence of efforts by Chinese authorities to choke the mass boycott's efforts online became even more evident, including barring searches of words related to the French protests, but protests broke out nonetheless in front of Carrefour's stores at Beijing, Changsha, Fuzhou and Shenyang on May 1.

qas: question: Who was the mayor of Nagano?
answers: text: Shoichi Washizawa

question: How did Washizawa refer to the city having the torch relay?
answers: text: great nuisance

question: What was vandalized after a relay event was cancelled there?
answers: text: a major Buddhist temple

question: Who was the mayor of Nagano?
answers: text: Shoichi Washizawa

question: What did he call the opportunity for Nagano to host the torch event?
answers: text: great nuisance

question: Where was the inital opening ceremony to be held in Nagano?
answers: text: a major Buddhist temple
context: In Japan, the Mayor of Nagano, Shoichi Washizawa said that it has become a "great nuisance" for the city to host the torch relay prior to the Nagano leg. Washizawa's aides said the mayor's remark was not criticism about the relay itself but about the potential disruptions and confusion surrounding it.　A city employee of the Nagano City Office ridiculed the protests in Europe, he said "They are doing something foolish", in a televised interview. Nagano City officially apologized later and explained what he had wanted to say was "Such violent protests were not easy to accept". Also citing concerns about protests as well as the recent violence in Tibet, a major Buddhist temple in Nagano cancelled its plans to host the opening stage of the Olympic torch relay, this temple was vandalised by an un-identified person the day after in apparent revenge,

qas: question: In what is the torch flame kept lit when the torch must be off?
answers: text: lanterns.

question: The torch is put out at night, on aircraft, during storms and what else?
answers: text: during protests
context: The Olympic Flame is supposed to remain lit for the whole relay. When the Torch is extinguished at night, on airplanes, in bad weather, or during protests (such as the several occasions in Paris), the Olympic Flame is kept alight in a set of 8 lanterns.[citation needed]

qas: question: Who was Michael Mak Kwok-fung?
answers: text: Hong Kong legislator
context: A union planned to protest at the relay for better living conditions. Hong Kong legislator Michael Mak Kwok-fung and activist Chan Cheong, both members of the League of Social Democrats, were not allowed to enter Macau.

qas: question: Which athlete did the official website call an angel?
answers: text: Jin Jing

question: Which media outlets gave Jin Jing little notice?
answers: text: Western media
context: Chinese media have also reported on Jin Jing, whom the official Chinese torch relay website described as "heroic" and an "angel", whereas Western media initially gave her little mention – despite a Chinese claim that "Chinese Paralympic athlete Jin Jing has garnered much attention from the media".

qas: question: How many additional teams will help with the Mainland China route?
answers: text: Two

question: How many members are on each of these two teams?
answers: text: 40
context: Two additional teams of 40 attendants each will accompany the flame on its Mainland China route. This arrangement has however sparked several controversies.