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The Olympic torch relay is the ceremonial relaying of the Olympic flame from Olympia, Greece, to the site of an Olympic Games. It was introduced at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, as a way for Adolf Hitler to highlight the Nazi claim of Aryan connections of Germany to Greece. [1] It has taken place prior to every Games since.
The 2024 Summer Olympic torch relay ran from 16 April 2024 until 26 July 2024. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] After it was lit in Olympia, Greece , the torch then travelled through Greece, arriving at Athens on 26 April.
2026 Winter Olympics torch relay; L. List of Olympic torch designs This page was last edited on 1 August 2024, at 12:20 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
The Olympic torch relay reaches Paris just in time. The parade wraps up with the arrival of the flame, escorted by riders on horseback, 25 torchbearers, and cadets forming the shapes of the ...
Torch relay may refer to: The carrying of the Olympic Torch. Any of the Olympic torch relays; Pan American Torch, a torch relay associated with the Panamerican Games; Asian Games Torch, a torch relay associated with the Asian Games; Chess Olympiad Torch Relay, a torch relay associated with the Chess Olympiad
Tokyo Olympics organisers said the torch relay would begin on March 25 from the J-Village training centre in Fukushima, as planned, launching the build-up to the start of the Games in July as they ...
The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run has run a flaming torch through 160 countries since its beginning in 1987. Detroit's next on the list. International torch relay for peace to stop in Detroit ...
Pages in category "Torch relays" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 2009 East Asian ...