The Olympic torch start at Athens, Greece because that is where the first Olympics were held.
Before 1896, the year of the first Olympics.
In Greece, the home of the first Olympics.
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.
lighting the olympic torch.
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At the 1952 Oslo Olympics, Eigil Nansen lit the first-ever Winter Olympics cauldron.
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The Olympic Torch
Yes, it is amazing to hold the Olympic torch because you are not just holding a torch you are holding a torch that has been in the Olympics for 112 years
1936 Berlin Olympics