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The History of the Olympic Flame | 90 Seconds Of The Olympics

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Highlights of the Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

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🔥 Naomi Osaka Lights The Olympic Cauldron | Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony | #Tokyo2020 Highlights

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Barcelona 1992 Olympic Torch Lighting | Epic Olympic Moments

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The Olympic Flame - A Journey Through Time | 90 Seconds Of The Olympics

The Olympic flame is a symbol used in the Olympic movement. Several months before the Olympic Games, the Olympic flame is lit at Olympia, Greece. This ceremony starts the Olympic torch relay, which formally ends with the lighting of the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. The flame then continues to burn in the cauldron for the duration of the Games, until it is extinguished during the Olympic closing ceremony.
    • Origins 

    • Main ceremonies 

    • Design of equipment used 

    • Coinage