Olympic Flame Torch Journey

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The Olympic Flame is a symbol of the Olympic Games. It commemorates the theft of fire from the Greek God Zeus by Prometheus, it originates from ancient Greece, where a fire is kept burning throughout the celebration of the games and it has been part of the Olympic Games ever since.

The Olympic Torch today is ignited several months before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games at the site of the Olympics in Olympia, Greece and eleven women who represent the Vestal Virgins perform a ceremony in which the torch is kindled by the light of the Sun.

After a short replay around Greece, the Flame is handed over to the new Host City at another ceremony in the Panathenaiko Stadium in Athens.

The Flame is then delivered to the Host Country, where it is transferred from one Torchbearer to another spreading the message of peace, unity and friendship. It then ends its journey as the last Torchbearer lights the cauldron at the Olympic Games Ceremony in the Olympic Stadium, marking the official start of the Games.

The Olympic Torch is relayed across the UK by 8,000 inspirational people,and they will carry the Olympic Flame on its journey across the UK, supported by crowds of people waving their Union Jack waving flags.

The Flame is extinguished on the final day of the Games, at the Closing Ceremony. 

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