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What's the Ancient History of the Olympic Torch?

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Question: What's the Ancient History of the Olympic Torch?
The modern Olympics have a torch relay ceremony that's central to the event. What was the ancient Olympic torch ceremony?
Answer: The ancient Olympics did not have a torch relay. The Olympic torch lighting event began in 1936 for the Berlin Olympics. There may have been torch events at other ancient panhellenic events and there was an Olympic flame, but not an Olympic torch relay.

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