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Does the Olympic torch burn continuously or is it lit prior to each Olympics?
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Why does the Olympics have the torch?
The Olympic torch is a remnant of the flame from the previous Olympic games. The relay itself is to unify countries and spread the Olympic spirit.
What are the rituals at Olympics?
lighting the olympic torch.
What does the Olympic torch stand for or represent?
olympics
How is the Olympic flame?
The Olympic flame is ignited after having passed the torch from one runner to the next over the course of the months prior to the Olympics. The final bearer touches the torch to the cauldron to start the ceremony. The FIRST torch is lit using the rays of the sun concentrated by a parabolic mirror- at the site of the ancient Olympics in Greece.
Why does the Olympic torch start at Athens?
The Olympic torch start at Athens, Greece because that is where the first Olympics were held.
What does the 2012 Olympic torch design represent?
olympics
When will the Olympic torch be lighted again?
next olympics
What is the thing that you carry in the Olympics with fire on it?
The Olympic Torch
Is it amazing to hold an Olympic torch?
Yes, it is amazing to hold the Olympic torch because you are not just holding a torch you are holding a torch that has been in the Olympics for 112 years
The Olympic relay torch was introduced from which Olympic games?
1936 Berlin Olympics
Is drogba playing in the 2012 Olympics?
he joins the Olympic torch
Is there a different style of Olympic torch every Olympics?
yes
