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How far does each person carry the olympic torch in the torch relay?
300 mts
What does the olympic torch look like?
It depends on the games, each Olympic games has a different design for the torch. this year it is a triangle. it has 8000 holes 2 represent the ppeople who r carrying it
Does the olympic torch go out after every olympic games or does it stay lit til the next one and so on?
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.
Who is the 20th century leader introduced the custom of carrying a flaming torch from Athens to the site of each olympic games?
jad osta
AL Oerter in Olympic games?
Al Oerter competed in 4 Olympic Games (1956, 1960, 1964, 1968) and won gold in discus throw at each. He also carried the flag into the stadium, with several other famous U.S. Olympians, at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles and brought the Olympic Torch into the stadium at the Opening Ceremonies of the 1996 Games in Atlanta.
What is the name of the Olympic torch?
they have an olympic torch to represent each country in a different way each flicker of the flame is all the countries
Where is the Olympic torch lit each games?
Olympia, in Greece, is the site of the "master" Olympic flame, which is lit in a ceremony a few months before each games.
Why 8000 Holes in the olympic torch?
.Because each hole represents each person running with the torch.
What is carried from Greece to the site of each modern Olympic games?
The Olympic Torch
How far does each person carry the olympic torch in the torch relay?
300 mts
What do the 8000 holes in the olympic torch represent?
Each hole represents the 8000 torch carriers.
How many people have carried the Olympic torch?
There have actually been a variety of torches throughout Olympic history - not just one. Before each game, it is run from Athens. As many as 800 people might help deliver the torch.
What happens to the Olympic torch at the end of the Games?
It is put out and the torch is reused each and every Olympic game. I think it's quite fascinating, actually.
Where is the olympic torch lit before making its way to the host city for each games?
Greece. The source of the "mother" flame and the Olympics.
Where is the Olympic Torch lit before making its way to the host city for each game?
Greece. The source of the "mother" flame and the Olympics.
How far does each olympic runner carry the torch?
300 metres
Where is the Olympic torch stored between each Olympics?
olympia, greece
