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What relights the olympic flame?
The oympic flame is lit at a Olympia by the sun
Who lit the flame in the ancient Olympic Games?
The Sun's Rays lit the Flame in the Ancient Olympic Games!
What is the Olympic torch and flame?
the olympic flame is a symbol of the olympic games
Will there be an Olympic flame at the paralympics?
there is an olympic flame at the paralympics
The Olympic flame is transported by this?
the olympic flame is transported by what
What do the Olympic flame represent?
what is the Olympic flame symbolic
How is the the Olympic Flame lit?
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.
What is the purpose of the Olympic Flame?
The Olympic flame honors the gods.
The olympic flame is started using what ray?
Its started y using the rays of the sun.
Is the Olympic flame extinguished while being transported from country to country?
No, the whole point is that the flame used to light the Olympic games is that flame lit by the light of the Sun at Olympia in Greece. It is not normal to allow flames on planes but the Olympic flame is given special dispensation and is, for the purposes of transport, contained in a Davey lamp for safety.
Where is the Olympic flame kept during the Olympics?
The Olympic flame is a practice continued from the ancient Olympic Games. In Olympia (Greece), a flame was ignited by the sun and then kept burning until the closing of the Olympic Games. The flame first appeared in the modern Olympics at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. The flame itself represents a number of things, including purity and the endeavor for perfection. In 1936, the chairman of the organizing committee for the 1936 Olympic Games, Carl Diem, suggested what is now the modern Olympic Torch relay. The Olympic flame is lit at the ancient site of Olympia by women wearing ancient-style robes and using a curved mirror and the sun. The Olympic Torch is then passed from runner to runner from the ancient site of Olympia to the Olympic stadium in the hosting city. The flame is then kept alight until the Games have concluded. The Olympic Torch relay represents a continuation from the ancient Olympic Games to the modern Olympics.
What is the meaning of the Olympic torch and flame?
The Olympic flame is a practice continued from the ancient Olympic Games. In Olympia (Greece), a flame was ignited by the sun and then kept burning until the closing of the Olympic Games. The flame first appeared in the modern Olympics at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. The flame itself represents a number of things, including purity and the endeavor for perfection. In 1936, the chairman of the organizing committee for the 1936 Olympic Games, Carl Diem, suggested what is now the modern Olympic Torch relay. The Olympic flame is lit at the ancient site of Olympia by women wearing ancient-style robes and using a curved mirror and the sun. The Olympic Torch is then passed from runner to runner from the ancient site of Olympia to the Olympic stadium in the hosting city. The flame is then kept alight until the Games have concluded. The Olympic Torch relay represents a continuation from the ancient Olympic Games to the modern Olympics.
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