Olympic flame

The Olympic flame is a symbol used in the Olympic movement. It is also a symbol of continuity between ancient and modern games.^[1] The Olympic flame is lit at Olympia, Greece, several months before the Olympic Games. This ceremony starts the Olympic torch relay, which formally ends with the lighting of the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Through 2022, the flame would continue to burn in the cauldron for the duration of the Games, until it was extinguished during the Olympic closing ceremony. In 2024, electric lighting and mist were used to create a simulated flame for the Olympic cauldron, with the actual flame kept in a lantern exhibited at an adjacent location.^[2]^[3]

^ "Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - History of the Olympic Games". Encyclopedia Britannica.
^ Keh, Andrew. "The Olympic Flame Isn't a Flame at All". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
^ de Sortiraparis, Rhizlaine. "Paris 2024 Olympics: where has the REAL Olympic flame gone?". Sortiraparis. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

[Britannica-1] "Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - History of the Olympic Games". Encyclopedia Britannica.

[2] Keh, Andrew. "The Olympic Flame Isn't a Flame at All". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

[3] Sortiraparis, Rhizlaine. "Paris 2024 Olympics: where has the REAL Olympic flame gone?". Sortiraparis. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

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