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It is extinguished at the closing ceremony of each Olympic Games. The torch is initially lit, by the Sun's rays that are concentrated by a mirror, at a ceremony in Olympia, Greece several months in advance of an Olympics. The relay then takes the torch to the site of the Olympics where the cauldron is lit with it.

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Here is an interesting bit of history. The lighting of the torch for the Olympics was started by Hitler for his Olympics in 1936.

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