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Where does the Olympic flame start and finish and why?
The flame's journey starts in Olympia, Greece because it is the home of the Olympics, the town where the first ever Olympics took place. The flame's journey ends in the town that hosts the Olympics so the flame can light the Olympic cauldron and begin the Games.
Did ancient Greeks have a torch?
A torch for use in Panhellenic Games and festivities was commonplace, so yes.
When does the olympic tourch officially get lit?
The opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver start at 6pm PST on Feburary 12th. The ceremony is planned to last about 2 hours so the torch will be lit between 6pm and 8pm PST Friday 12th
What is the highest score in an olympic handball game?
that answer is so funny
Is the famous Brazilian soccer player named Pele dead?
Very much so. He has gone on also to be Minister of Sport in Brazil, and a successful business man. He was born in 1940, so is still a young man... ;) He was seen a lot publically when the 2016 Olympic Games were awarded to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Has there ever been any controversy with the Olympic torch?
The torch has gone out a couple of times so far on its trip around Britain. Fortunately they had a back up. Last week a couple of little kids begged to be able to carry the torch and then tried running off with it.
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.
When is the Olympic torch coming to the Falkirk wheel?
They time the running of the torch from Greece to the Olympic venues so that the torch is carried into the main stadium at the end of the opening ceremonies and the big flame in the stadium is lit by the torch.
Did lee shinkin carry the Beijing 2008 Olympic torch?
Yes, lee shinkin did carry the torch and so did theo walcott
Where did the Olympic torch start for the 2008 Olympics?
The olympic flame torch started in the spring of 1967 where Luke Ferguson lit a stick on fire and brang it to the olympic games so they thought "why not make it a tradition?" Jessica then decided to root the twig... the end
Why can you conclude is the reason the Olympic Torch travels to so many places before it is used to light the cauldron?
The Olympic Torch travels around the world preceding the Games in order to show the peaceful and collaborative nature of the events.
Why were people trying to quench the Olympic torch?
The Olympic torch is part of a tradition going back thousands of years to the original Greek Olympics; it symbolizes the blessing of Apollo, the sun god (the Olympic flame is first ignited with sunlight, using a concave mirror to focus the light). We no longer worship Apollo, but we still light the torch.
How are the Olympic torch runners chosen?
When sun rays reflect off a parabolic dish/mirror an invisible sun beam ignites the torch and this is the ancient method still used to light the Olympic Torch.
When was the first Olympic torch relay?
In Stornoway. Thats why stornoway is so famous
What actors and actresses appeared in So Far Gone - 1998?
The cast of So Far Gone - 1998 includes: Fadia Nadda
Did the stature liberty original torch burn in the twin towers?
i don't think so. theyre gone now.
How far has breast cancer gone?
Breast cancer has gone so far as to kill people. It can't go further.
