In 2007 , the BOCOG announced the torch relay route , composed of three parts : In June 2008 , the Beijing Games ' Organizing Committee announced that the planned four international torch relay cities and four national cities 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 . The torch relay was held exclusively within China
Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Summer Paralympics torch relay