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Who was first to light the Olympic flame?
The first city to light the Olympic flame was.. ATHENS, GREECE:D Hope my input helped!! :DThe first city to light the Olympic flame is always the ancient Greek city of Olympia where the Games originate from.
What is the Olympic cauldron for?
it is to hold the torch when it is placed at the host city.
When is the torch relay starting for the 2012 Olympics?
The Olympic Torch Relay starts in the Greek city of Olympia.
Which city held the first to light the olympic flame?
America
What was the first country to light the olympic flame?
Athens In Greecethe fist city to light the Olympic flame was ancient Greece
Why does London have the Olympic torch?
because we got voted and we are a capital city
What city was the first to light the 2008 Olympic flame?
Olympia, Greece.
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.
Which city was the first to light the olyimpic flame?
The Olympic flame was first lit in the city of Olympia. This city is located in the country of Greece.
How was the Olympic Torch lit in Ancient Greece?
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.
Who was the first woman to light the Olympic Cauldron?
Enriqueta Basilio. 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
What holds the flame at the olympic games?
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.
