1. THE HKPS TIME
Tuesday 16/03/10
Reported by: Chong The Olympic flame's The modern Olympic
Chien Chien, 5.1 modern history began flame is ignited in
with the 1936 Games of Olympia at the site
This is the first year that the Olympiad in Berlin. where the temple of
the Youth Olympic Hera used to stand, by
game will be held in Inspired by the torch an actress playing the
Singapore. races held in ancient part of the High
Greece in Athens, Carl Priestess using the same
Diem (Secretary General ancient method.
of the Organizing
Committee of the
Games of the XI
Olympiad) suggested
that a flame be lit in
Olympia and that it be
transported to Berlin in
what would be the first
ever Olympic torch
relay.
It serves as a reminder
Over 3,000 torchbearers of how fires were lit on
The Youth Olympic will participated in the 1936 the altars of Greek gods
start on 14 August to 24 relay which saw the and goddesses to honor
August. flame travel them. The purity of the
approximately 3,000 flame is preserved by
Only youths of age 14 to kilometers across 7 the method of lighting
18 are allowed to countries. using the sun's rays.
participate in the Youth
Olympic Games. Since then, an Olympic
torch relay, where the
The mascots for this Olympic flame is carried
year’s Youth Olympic in specially designed
Games are Lyo and torches unique to each
Merly. edition of the Olympic
Games, has become an
In the Youth Olympic instantly recognizable
Games, there are 26 and powerful symbol of
sports in total. the Olympic Movement.