Yes, the torch was dropped in North Vancouver during the 2010 relay In case the flame is ever extinguished there are 4-6 lanterns that have also been lit with the Olympic flame. These lanterns follow directly behind whoever is carrying the torch.
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∙ 11y agoThe Olympic torch went out while it was being carried by David Follett in the relay between Torrington and Bideford in Devon. The torch was re-lit by a standby flame which accompanies the torch in the chase vehicle.
we have the olympic torch to reprecent the countrey
The final Olympic torch bearer will use the torch to light the cauldron at the Olympic venue.
in olympia, in greece that is where the olympic torch is lit
The Olympic torch relay was invented in 1936.
we have the olympic torch to reprecent the countrey
The Olympic torch relay always terminates in the central stadium of that year's Olympic Games.
this year the Olympic torch will be led through Dundee
They use a drill to make holes in the Olympic Torch.
Wayne Gretzky ran the Olympic torch for 2010
A torch is carried to help people see in the dark of night.
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.
No, there is not a summer and a winter olympic torch. There is only one torch. At the first olympic games ever held, the torch was lit, and it will never go out, so it just gets passed on to all of the olympic games that are held.