Maybe because of the eternal flame lit by Kennedy's wife Jackie.
First lady Jackie Kennedy.
It is lit at the end of the opening ceremony.
"You have lit" can be correct usage, as in: "Once the flame appears, you have lit the candle."
The oympic flame is lit at a Olympia by the sun
The eternal flame on President John F. Kennedy's grave at Arlington National Cemetery has gone out on a few occasions since it was first lit in 1967. It has been extinguished due to maintenance issues, including high winds and a gas leak. However, the flame has always been relit promptly and is an enduring symbol of his legacy.
The flame that stays continuously lit is called the pilot light. There is also an eternal flame that burns in certain cemeteries.
JFK is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Kennedy was buried with full military honors below Arlington House, where an eternal flame was lit by his widow to mark the grave.
in olympia (Greece)
Olympia, greece
The flame is lit wherever the games are. Right now in Vancouver, in two years it will be in London.
because, when the wax is lit it burns off as a vapor, when the candle was extinguished the wax vapor was still in the air, and the wax acts as fuel for the flame of a candle, so the flame combusted and lit the vapor, leading back to the candle wick.