Several torches are made because each torchbearer is given his or her own torch. It is the flame that is passed from runner to runner.
The Olympic torch relay was first held for the games in Berlin, Germany in 1936.
The first winter Olympics to have a torch relay was the 1952 games in Oslo, Norway.
The flame is a positive symbol, and the torch relay represent friendship and peacemaking the torch one of the most important symbols of the Olympic games.
The Olympic torch relay was first held for the games in Berlin, Germany in 1936.
The first winter Olympics to have a torch relay was the 1952 games in Oslo, Norway.
The flame is a positive symbol, and the torch relay represent friendship and peacemaking the torch one of the most important symbols of the Olympic games.