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Olympic torch-bearers, nominated by sponsors of the Olympic games, carry the Olympic flame from its source, in Athens, to the main stadium, using a series of gas-filled Olympic torches, much like a relay race. Each torch-bearer is given their own Olympic torch (which they keep) which is lit by the Olympic flame carried by the previous torch-bearer. To preserve the flame's continuity, the Olympic flame is carried in special safety-lamps while travelling by air or sea. Once at the main stadium, during the opening ceremony, the final torch-bearer lights the Olympic beacon which remains lit throughout the games. The Olympic flame is therefore the flame itself, while the Olympic torches are the receptacles that carried the flame from Athens to the main stadium.
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Where and how is the olympic and paralympic torch lit?
The Olympic Torch is ignited at the site of the ancient Olympics in Olympia, Greece. The torch is kindled by the concentrated light of the Sun, focused by a parabolic mirror. The torch is then carried by a relay of runners to the location of where the games are being held.
Who ran in the torch relay?
a torch relay is when you are at the Olympics and the put a torch on fire its so cool!!
Who ran the torch relay in 1936?
a torch relay is when you are at the Olympics and the put a torch on fire its so cool!!
When is the torch relay starting for the 2012 Olympics?
The Olympic Torch Relay starts in the Greek city of Olympia.
Which of the Olympics Games was the torch relay introduced?
france
Where will the torch relay start for the 2010 Olympics?
in Athens
Does the torch relay for the Olympics take place what ever the weather?
yes
The Olympic relay torch was introduced from which Olympic games?
1936 Berlin Olympics
Does the Olympic torch burn continuously or is it lit prior to each Olympics?
the torch is lit 3-4 months before the date of the olympics. the relay then takes place and is taken to the new venue of the olympics.
When and by what country was the torch relay and ceremonies introduced to the modern Olympics?
1936 in Berlin by Nazi Germany!
Does the Olympic torch stay lit?
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.
Is there a different style of Olympic torch every Olympics?
yes
