The Olympic flame , which symbolizes the Olympic ideal, fact part of the ceremonial of the Olympic Games.
the last carrier, generally a sporting Champion of the organizing country of the plays, lights with its torch the Olympic flame, which burns throughout all play.
On an idea of Carl Diem, the first relay with the torch took place at the time of the Olympic Games of summer of 1936 with Berlin. Since, the relay and the lighting of the flame took place with each Olympic Games of summer.
The flame of the Winter Olympics was lit for the first time for the Winter Olympics of 1952. On this occasion, the flame was lit in the house of Sondre Norheim, pioneer Norwegian of the winter sports.
For the Olympic Games of summer of 2004 with Athens, the flame achieved a new voyage throughout the world.
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