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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.
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Why do the Olympics have a flame?
coz
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.
Was there an Olympic torch at the first Olympics?
No, not until the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. There was an Olympic Flame at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, but it wasn't lit using a flame brought from Greece or anywhere.
Which city was the first to light the Olympics Flame?
athens! *its actually spelt olympics;)
How do they choose who lights the Olympic flame?
they choose the flag bearer from the country the Olympics thre Olympics is held at and that person lights the olympic flame
Where is the Olympic flame lit for the winter Olympics and the summer Olympics?
The flame is lit wherever the games are. Right now in Vancouver, in two years it will be in London.
Which city first held the Olympics flame?
Olympia, Greece. First Summer Olympics
What are the children carrying with flag carriers at the Olympics?
The "FLAME"
Who got to carry the flame in the ancient Olympics?
armad
Which city was first to light the Olympics flame?
Elis.
Why did the ancient Olympics have a flame?
they probably had it to worship their gods
How do the opening cerimonies start at the Olympics?
With the lighting of the flame
