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There was no torch. The Olympic torch was made up in 1936.
The Olympic torch was invented as a way of symbolically creating a connection between Olympia in Greece and an athletics meeting in some city like Berlin. The ancient Olympics didn't need a symbolic connection to Olympia because they were actually held at Olympia.
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Where was the first olympic torch lit?
The Olympic torch was first lit in Olympia with a mirror focusing the beam of the sun onto the torch.
Where is the first Olympic torch lit before the each game?
Athens in Greece
What place does the Olympic Torch Flame is always lit?
According to Wikipedia.com: " 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. "
Does the Olympic torch stay lit?
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.
Which city was the first to light the Olympic flame?
The olympic flame is always first lit in the ancient Greek city of Olympia, where the games originate from. This year - 2012 it was lit in the ancient Greek city on May 2012 and was then taken across the country and finally handed over to the British officials, for the London 2012 Games, in the Greek capital, Athens but it was never lit there and it was most definitely not lit in the English city - Slough as mentioned in the previous answer.
Where in Greece is the Olympic torch lit?
in olympia, in greece that is where the olympic torch is lit
Where was the torch lit?
the olympic torch was lit in greece
Where is the Olympic torch first lit?
the torch was first lit in Greece
Where is the olympic torch lit?
Greece
Where was first olympic torch lit?
GrEeCe
Is the olympic torch lit in Greece?
Yes
When was the Olympic torch lit in Greece?
this summer
Where was the first olympic torch lit?
The Olympic torch was first lit in Olympia with a mirror focusing the beam of the sun onto the torch.
What country was the olympic torch first lit?
Greece
Where the first olympic torch first lit?
in Olympia, Greece
Where and how is the olympic and paralympic torch lit?
The Olympic Torch is ignited at the site of the ancient Olympics in Olympia, Greece. The torch is kindled by the concentrated light of the Sun, focused by a parabolic mirror. The torch is then carried by a relay of runners to the location of where the games are being held.
What did they use to signify the start of the Olympics?
to symbolize the link between the ancient and modern Olympic Games. The flame was lit in a ceremony at Olympia, Greece.
