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Daduchos or Daduchus, or Dadouchos (/ d ə ˈ d j uː k ə s /; [1] Ancient Greek: δᾳδοῦχος "torch-bearer", from δᾶις+ἔχω) is an epithet of Artemis, and notably of Demeter seeking her lost daughter with a torch. It was also an epithet of Hekate, [2] a goddess frequently associated with torches.
The first well-known major athlete to light the cauldron was nine-time Olympic champion Paavo Nurmi at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Other famous final torch bearers include 1960 decathlon gold medallist Rafer Johnson, who became the first person of African descent to light the cauldron at the 1984 Summer Olympics, [1] French football star Michel Platini (), heavyweight boxing champion ...
The Torch Bearer, a 1916 American silent film; The Torchbearer, a 2005 Czech animated short film; The Torchbearers, a sculpture at the University of Texas at Austin; Torchbearers International, a network of Bible schools; VAW-125, a United States Navy squadron known as the Torch Bearers; A person who carries the Olympic Torch
Cautes holds a burning torch pointed up, whereas Cautopates holds a burning torch pointed down. [2] Cautopates is usually depicted on the left, but not always. They are often shown standing with their legs crossed, but not always. The two torch-bearers are often interpreted as symbols of light, one for the rising, the other for the setting sun. [3]
The rapper will carry the torch as part of the Games' opening ceremony Friday, a Paris-adjacent mayor announces. Snoop Dogg to blaze it up in Paris as a torchbearer for 2024 Olympics: 'Gots to do ...
Type A torch used Type B torch, as seen at Real Sociedad de Tenis de la Magdalena, Spain American sculptor James Metcalf , an expatriate , won the commission to forge the torch for the Games. [ 1 ] There were two torch designs used throughout the relay: Type A and Type B. [ 2 ] The Type B torch was designed to follow the theme of the logo.
A torch from the relay. The 1992 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from 5 June until 25 July, prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The route covered 5,940 kilometres (3,690 mi) and involved 9,484 torchbearers (8,885 on foot and 599 on bicycle). On 5 June, the Olympic fire was lit in Olympia and carried by relay to Athens.
Currently, the torch is scheduled to reside at the Berlin Sports Museum within the AIMS Marathon Museum of Running. [4] Eifrig became critical of politicians who sought to exploit the flame. He saw China's 2008 plan to carry the torch across the summit of Mount Everest as a "pointless gesture that makes a nonsense of the relay as an athletic ...