At Montreal , chucking rain briefly extinguished the flame. And at Athens , a strong gust of wind blew it out. Beijing saw the flame disappear for a moment, likewise during went London , while it was travelling on a boat. Follow Metro across our social channels, on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram. Poppy Logo. FB house promo. Share this article via facebook Share this article via twitter Share this article via messenger Share this with Share this article via email Share this article via flipboard Copy link.
At the London Games, seven teenage athletes were nominated by legendary British Olympians to light the cauldron. The identity of the cauldron lighter is kept under wraps until the Opening Ceremony, so we will have to wait until July 23 to find out who gets the honor at the Tokyo Olympics. Enriqueta Basilio, a Mexican sprinter, became the first woman to light the Olympic cauldron at the Mexico City Olympics.
Johnson, a gold medalist in the decathlon, was also the first African American to carry the United States flag during an Opening Ceremony, doing so at the Games in Rome. Antonio Rebello had one of the more thrilling lightings at the Olympics in Barcelona. The three-time Paralympic medalist in archery shot a flaming arrow at the cauldron from nearly feet away. It appeared to be a direct hit as the cauldron was set aflame, but years later it was revealed Rebello was told to shoot the arrow outside the stadium as a precaution.
The cauldron was lit by remote control as the arrow flew over. Three-time world heavyweight champion and global icon Muhammad Ali was the final torchbearer for the Olympics. Olympic flame. There were no crowds and instead of people running yards meters and lighting their torch from the flame of the person who ran before them, organizers decided that the torch bearers should stand in separate areas and pass the flame via a "torch kiss. Forget the cheering crowds.
The action would be streamed online," reported the Wall Street Journal. The passing of the Olympic flame from its birthplace in Greece to wherever the games are being held in a given year is obviously a big deal, and involves serious logistics. The torches carried by the runners are specially made to burn with a large, visible yellow flame that's easily photographed, as well as a smaller, hotter white flame that's not as easily blown out. But sometimes life doesn't go the way we plan — what happens if the flame does accidentally go out?
However, the International Olympic Committee IOC keeps backup lanterns on hand that were lit from the same flame as the Olympic torch at the original ceremony back in Olympia. The IOC has a protocol in place for relighting an extinguished torch. It blew out the flame, so I had to stop to receive a replacement torch from the car behind me carrying the mother lamp. The second time, I got the original torch back, lit again from the mother lamp in the car. According to Bijkerk, the mother lamp is kept in the car that trails the relay runners is much like a mining lamp used in the old coal mines.
With its own security retinue, a message of peace and cooperation, and a mother lamp never far away, what could go wrong? Oh, lots. In , two unsuccessful attempts were made by bystanders to extinguish the torch, one with a bucket of water and the other with a fire extinguisher.
Back in , the torch relay through Paris for the Beijing Olympic Games was protested due to Communist China's treatment of Tibet, and the torch was extinguished and relit no fewer than three times, although French officials claim it was more like five.
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