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When was the Olympic torch relay revived?
The Olympic torch relay was invented in 1936.
Why did they do an Olympic torch relay in Greece?
because they had that in the B.C.s
Did the Ancient Greeks do the torch relay in the Olympic games?
The ancient Greeks were not the first people to do the torch relay. The torch relays origin dates back to the 1930's and was started by Germany (Nazi Germany, at the time)
Who is the final Olympic torchbearer who will light the cauldron in Vancouver?
Chris Wilson http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-torch-relay/
What is the signifiacance of the olympic torch and flame?
The olympic torch represents the theft of fire from Zeus by Prometheus the giant. It also might represent a relay run in the late Ancient Olympics in which a team of runners passed a torch between them and the last runner lit a huge torch. It is a tradition to light the flame at the beginning of all Modern Olympics.
When was the Olympic torch relay revived?
The Olympic torch relay was invented in 1936.
Why does every Olympic Games have a torch relay?
They have a torch relay to show they care about the world.
What was the distance coverd of the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch?
The relay will last 130 days and cover a total distance of 137,000 kilometres. And this is the longest distance covered of olympic torch.The torch will pass through the hands of 21,880 torch bearers of various ethnicities and nationalities.The relay route will also pass through every continent on earth except Antarctica.
What was the olympic torch route?
The Olympic torch relay always terminates in the central stadium of that year's Olympic Games.
Who enters in the Olympic torch relay?
usually people that enter the torch relay are mostly people from the country that hosts the olympic games that year.
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.
What is the olympic torch relay run?
the olympic torch relay takes place in the United kingdom
When is the torch relay starting for the 2012 Olympics?
The Olympic Torch Relay starts in the Greek city of Olympia.
What is the story behind the Olympic torch relay?
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How long was the Olympic torch relay?
it was 4hrs long!
Why did they do an Olympic torch relay in Greece?
because they had that in the B.C.s
The Olympic relay torch was introduced from which Olympic games?
1936 Berlin Olympics
