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How does the olympic torch get lit?

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∙ 14y ago
Updated: 9/27/2023

A torch is held in the middle of a curved mirror that is faced towards the sun. The heat generated from the sun in the mirror ignites fuel within the torch and the flame is lit.

Click on the "Lighting of the Olympic Flame" link below to see a video of the lighting of the Flame for the 2008 Games in Beijing.

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