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How is the first flame for the Olympic torch ignited?

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Using the rays from the sun, being concentrated by a large cone shaped mirror.

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How is the Olympic flame?

The Olympic flame is ignited after having passed the torch from one runner to the next over the course of the months prior to the Olympics. The final bearer touches the torch to the cauldron to start the ceremony. The FIRST torch is lit using the rays of the sun concentrated by a parabolic mirror- at the site of the ancient Olympics in Greece.


Where is the olympic flame always lit in memory of the olympic games origins?

Greece. The source of the "mother" flame and the Olympics.


What place does the Olympic Torch Flame is always lit?

According to Wikipedia.com: " The Olympic Torch today is ignited several months before the opening celebration of the Olympic Games at the site of the ancient Olympics in Olympia, Greece. Eleven women, representing the roles of priestesses, perform a ceremony in which the torch is kindled by the light of the Sun, its rays concentrated by a parabolic mirror. "


Is the Olympic flame the same as the Olympic torch?

yeah it is i think


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.


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.


Does the flame on the olympic torch still alight while it is on an aircraft?

The Olympic torch stays burning with propane


Why is there an olympic torch?

The Olympic torch is a remnant of the flame from the previous Olympic games. The relay itself is to unify countries and spread the Olympic spirit.


What is the name given to the olympic flame bearer?

The Olympic torch bearer.


How did olympic flame arrive in London?

today the olympic torch is in uxbridge


How does the olympic torch get lit?

The Olympic flame is ignited after having passed the torch from one runner to the next over the course of the months prior to the Olympics. The final bearer touches the torch to the cauldron to start the ceremony. The FIRST torch is lit using the rays of the sun concentrated by a parabolic mirror- at the site of the ancient Olympics in Greece.


In which Olympic was the first Olympic torch lit?

The Olympic Flame was first lit during the opening ceremony of the IX Olympic Games at Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1928. There was a lot lof people there.