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In Stornoway. Thats why stornoway is so famous
1936 Berlin Olympics
The Olympic torch start at Athens, Greece because that is where the first Olympics were held.
1936 in Berlin by Nazi Germany!
According to the New York times article the Olympic torch relay did not become a permanent part of the Olympics till the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.
The modern convention of the olympic flame relay was started in 1936 in Berlin while Adolf Hitler was the Chancelor.
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a torch relay is when you are at the Olympics and the put a torch on fire its so cool!!
The first Olympics were NOT in Athens, but in Olympia Greece, hence the name-Olympics. Here there is a temple to honor Hestia, the Goddess of hearth and home. Her hearth is the sacred flame of Greece. It is here that after severl days of feasting and prayer that the flame was lit to honor Zeus. This is where all Olypic torches begin.
a torch relay is when you are at the Olympics and the put a torch on fire its so cool!!
Athens in Greece