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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 distance for the olympic torch relay?
every torch relay is different! this year (vancouver 2010 torch relay) the flame traveld 45, 000 km in over 106 days! making it way around the highest and the lowest point of canada!
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.
Why does every Olympic Games have a torch relay?
They have a torch relay to show they care about the world.
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?
cheesepuffs
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
How long will the 2012 Olympic torch relay go for?
70,00.99
What do they have to when they are running the Olympic torch relay?
they hold a baton and runn
