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a torch relay is when you are at the Olympics and the put a torch on fire its so cool!!
a torch relay is when you are at the Olympics and the put a torch on fire its so cool!!
the torch is lit 3-4 months before the date of the olympics. the relay then takes place and is taken to the new venue of the olympics.
The Olympic Torch Relay starts in the Greek city of Olympia.
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in Athens
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1936 in Berlin by Nazi Germany!
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It is extinguished at the closing ceremony of each Olympic Games. The torch is initially lit, by the Sun's rays that are concentrated by a mirror, at a ceremony in Olympia, Greece several months in advance of an Olympics. The relay then takes the torch to the site of the Olympics where the cauldron is lit with it.
A class X student from Assam will represent India at the Olympic Torch Relay inLondon next week. Pinky Karmakar will be among the torchbearers from 20 countries at the relay in Nottinghamshire on June 28.
The Torch Lighting Ceremony was held March 24 in Olympia, Greece. Click on the '2008 Olympic Torch Lighting' link below to see a short video of the ceremony.