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The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept...
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The modern Olympic Torch Relay tradition began in 1936 in Berlin. The torch is lit by the sun in Olympia, Greece, as it was in ancient times, and then passed from runner to runner in a relay to the host city.
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The Olympic Flame and Torch Relay Printout. ... The Sydney 2000 Olympic Torch Relay; The Sydney 2000 Olympic Torch Relay began in Greece on May 10, 2000 and travelled through Guam and 12 other Oceania countries before arriving at Uluru, Australia on June 8, 2000. The Sydney Torch Relay is the longest torch relay in...
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Printable templates for an olympic torch craft. ... DLTK's Crafts for Kids; OLYMPIC TORCHES ... Here are two Olympic Torch crafts.
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40 firms were invited to participate in the tender to design and manufacture the Olympic torch and community cauldrons. ... When the Olympic torch lights the flame to mark the start of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games in September this year, the entire nation will celebrate as the Olympics return to Australia for the second time.
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This year the Olympic torch is undergoing unprecedented abuse, from protesters jostling over it to howling winds atop Mount Everest to potential relay cancellations. ... (See photos illustrating how the Olympic torch has changed throughout history.)
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The Lab's feature article about the engineering behind the Sydney Games Olympic torch ... Heroic images of athletes holding aloft the Olympic flame dominate the world's most famous sporting event. But the need for the flame to be highly visible has often put the torch bearer at risk. ... Title Image: Olympic Torch Technology...
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Olympic Torch Relay ... FOLLOW THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY - DECEMBER 2005 ... DISCOVER THE PHOTOS OF THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY DURING THE OPENING CEREMONY...
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