The Olympic Flame and Torch : Running Towards Sydney 2000
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The Olympic flame and torch are significant symbols of the Olympic Games and are important in linking the general public with the festival. They are internationally recognized symbols, particularly important at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. “It is through the opening and closing ceremonies and the torch relay that the Olympiad must distinguish itself from another series of world championships” (Olympic Games Organising Committee, 1976: 280). Greenberg describes the Olympic flame as symbolising “the endeavour for perfection and the struggle for victory” (1983:244). This paper will look at the history and evolution of the Olympic flame and the Olympic torch and discuss the significance each has had in past Olympic Games. The Olympic flame which is ceremonially kindled in Olympia, Greece provides the flame for the Olympic torch. The term Olympic flame also refers to the flame that burns in the Olympic Stadium, after having been lit by the Olympic torch. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), in its Olympic Charter, defines the Olympic flame as that which is kindled in Olympia under the authority of the IOC. The IOC holds all rights of any kind relating to the use of the Olympic flame (IOC, 1994:27). The Olympic torches are the receptacles on which the Olympic flame is carried to the Olympic Stadium, where it lights the Olympic flame that will burn for the duration of the Olympic Games. The IOC, in its Olympic Charter, defines the Olympic torch as:
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