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The first Olympics were NOT in Athens, but in Olympia Greece, hence the name-Olympics. Here there is a temple to honor Hestia, the Goddess of hearth and home. Her hearth is the sacred flame of Greece. It is here that after severl days of feasting and prayer that the flame was lit to honor Zeus. This is where all Olypic torches begin.
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∙ 13y ago1928 at the Amsterdam Games. The Olympic torch relay was introduced for the 1936 Berlin Games
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Who is the 20th century leader introduced the custom of carrying a flaming torch from Athens to the site of each olympic games?
jad osta
What is the value of a 1996 olympic torch?
being a torch bearer in the 96 Olympic games i would value it as priceless
Why is the person who lits the Olympic torch to start the winter olympic games?
The Torch Relay symbolizes the passing of Olympic traditions from one generation to the next!This flame represented the "endeavor for protection and struggle for victory." It was first introduced into our Modern Olympics at the 1928 Amsterdam Games. Since then, the flame has come to symbolize "the light of spirit, knowledge, and life."
What does the olympic torch look like?
It depends on the games, each Olympic games has a different design for the torch. this year it is a triangle. it has 8000 holes 2 represent the ppeople who r carrying it
Where does the flame for the olympic games come from?
The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics. The fire was reintroduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, and it has been part of the modern Olympic Games ever since. The torch relay of modern times which transports the flame from Greece to the various designated sites of the games had no ancient precedent and was introduced by Carl Diem at the controversial 1936 Berlin Olympics. The Olympic Torch today is ignited several months before the opening celebration of the Olympic Games at the site of the ancient Olympics in Olympia, Greece. Eleven women, representing the roles of priestesses, perform a ceremony in which the torch is kindled by the light of the Sun, its rays concentrated by a parabolic mirror.
The Olympic relay torch was introduced from which Olympic games?
1936 Berlin Olympics
Is there a summer and a winter olympic torch?
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.
What was the olympic torch route?
The Olympic torch relay always terminates in the central stadium of that year's Olympic Games.
Who looks after the Olympic torch in between the Olympic Games?
The Olympic Committee.
Who is the 20th century leader introduced the custom of carrying a flaming torch from Athens to the site of each olympic games?
jad osta
What is the point in having a olympic flame?
The Olympic torch relay was a ritual that was introduced at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. It was intended to symbolize the "passing of the torch" of western civilization from the ancient Greeks to the Third Reich. Since then, the torch relay ritual has been "re-purposed" to symbolize the passing of the Olympic spirit or ideals from Greece to the hosting country.
Why is there an olympic torch?
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.
Why does the Olympics have the torch?
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.
What year was soccer introduced in the Olympic Games?
Soccer was introduced in the Olympic Games in 1990.
What is the value of a 1996 olympic torch?
being a torch bearer in the 96 Olympic games i would value it as priceless
Why is the person who lits the Olympic torch to start the winter olympic games?
The Torch Relay symbolizes the passing of Olympic traditions from one generation to the next!This flame represented the "endeavor for protection and struggle for victory." It was first introduced into our Modern Olympics at the 1928 Amsterdam Games. Since then, the flame has come to symbolize "the light of spirit, knowledge, and life."
How did the Olympic torch become part of the Olympic games?
Because ir a dick
