Games' virtual torch relay heads to Nanjing

The upcoming Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing has adopted a new way to take the torch through symbolic places on its journey to the event from Athens, Greece.

The relay is taking place online through the Virtual Torch Relay app. Web users can download the app through Android or Apple systems and register to be a torch-bearer.

As of Tuesday, 42,599,068 people had registered to "carry" the flame.