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The flame is lit during the opening ceremony. It remains burning throughout the games, and is extinguished during the closing ceremony. This year it's about 17 days for the whole games.
There's also the torch relay, which generally starts about 4 or 5 months before the games.poo
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dude! what do you think?? They have the greatest names out of all the names ever man!! they are as long as my D....
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