People who have lit the Olympic cauldron

8,000 torch-bearers

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The crew will carry the unlit torch around the station’s numerous modules before taking it out on a spacewalk. The Olympic torch has flown into space before — in 1996 aboard the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis for the Atlanta Summer Olympics — but it has never yet been taken outside a spacecraft.

It is not uncommon for the Olympic flame to be accidentally or deliberately extinguished during the course of the torch relay (and on at least one occasion the cauldron itself has gone out during the Games). When a torch goes out, it is re-lit (or another torch is lit) from one of the backup sources.

The Olympic torch has been carried into space twice before, in 1996 and 2000, but it has never been taken outside a spacecraft.

In fact, the tradition of lighting a flame started in ancient Greece. Back then, organizers of the games kept a flame burning throughout the events. The flame has not always been a part of the Olympic Games, though. It was first used in modern times at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.

The Olympic flame for Tokyo 2020 was lit on 12 March 2020 at Olympia in Greece, and arrived in Japan a few days later. The flame has remained on Japanese soil since it was announced that the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 have been postponed until 2021.

The Olympic Torch is one of the most iconic images of sport and was introduced at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. The torch relay was added for the 1936 Berlin Olympics and these are worth at least £6,500 each.

The Olympic flame has been carried underwater in Lake Baikal – the world’s deepest lake – as part of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch Relay. The Olympic flame was able to stay lit during the dive thanks to a special burner, which was designed and developed in a similar way to flares used for warning signals at sea.

Well, at auction, we would expect the torch to sell for $2,000… (gasps) …to $3,000.

The torch is now roughly worth around $2500. “I’m never going to sell mine,” Mr Smith said. For those wanting to get their hands on a Sydney 2000 torch they have hit online marketplaces and auction rooms in record numbers.

The Torch covered 13,500 miles to its eventual end in Salt Lake City, UT and was carried by 12,012 Torchbearers. Three Scioto County residents were chosen to be Torchbearers through Portsmouth: Chris Lowery, Deanna Adams & Marcia Sanderlin. The Torch passed through 46 of 50 U.S. states.

How to Make a Torch: An Illustrated Guide

1. Find a green branch/stick.
2. For Fuel, you can use neutral (tree pitch/resin, bark) or manmade (Kerosene, gas, lighter fluid) materials.
3. Wrap the cloth around the end of the stick.
4. If using a manmade accelerant, soak the cloth for a few minutes before lighting.
5. Light your torch!

Cut a hole in the bottom of a paper cup just large enough for the bulb. Place the bulb into the hole and secure the cup to the cardboard base with more tape. Insert a paperclip or soda tab in between the two brass tab ends. When the paperclip is touching both, it conducts electricity and turns your flashlight on.

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The torch was made of polished steel. The torch weighed 462 grams, was 27cm tall; 155mm diameter of the top and 87mm diameter at the bottom.

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Their ultimate choice is a mixture of 65% butane (cigarette lighter fuel) and 35% propane (LP gas). This blend could be stored under light pressure as a liquid and burnt as a gas at atmospheric pressure. The mix burns extremely cleanly producing only just enough soot to produce a bright yellow flame.

The torch can survive rain as long as it’s not “bucketfuls” of water – rain simply evaporates off. If the torch was dropped into water off the side of a boat it would go out but the Torch Team have spares.

Dr. Carl Diem

“The Olympic flag has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green and red. This design is symbolic; it represents the five continents of the world, united by Olympism, while the six colours are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time.”

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Pierre de Coubertin

Can I use the Olympic rings? The Olympic rings are the exclusive property of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). They are a mark protected around the world and cannot be used without the IOC’s prior written consent.

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There are 5 rings because majority of the world recognizes 6 continents rather than 7. Therefore, the 5 continents with countries are represented on the Olympic Rings.

mascot. This is a two-dimensional representation of a mascot of the Olympic Games, and is protected by copyright and trademark.