1. The first ceremony to light the Olympic flame was at the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936. At that time, German male
1. The first ceremony to light the Olympic flame was at the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936. At that time, German male track and field athlete Fritz Schilgen lit the Olympic flame platform, and Fritz also wrote his name in the Olympic history because of this move. Since then, the ceremony of lighting the flame at the opening ceremony of each Olympic Games has continued to this day, and the people who lit the flame have also become the focus of world attention.
2. 1992 At the opening ceremony of the Barcelona Olympic Games, Rebro, who had won an Olympic medal and looked disabled, lit the torch platform. He sat in a wheelchair and lit an arrow with a flame, and then shot it accurately at the torch platform 70 meters away and 2 1 meter away. The blazing flame jumped and burned instantly, and audiences all over the world marveled at the unique lighting creativity of the Spanish.
3. The ignition methods of the next two Olympic Games also have their own characteristics. In Atlanta from 65438 to 0996, the legendary champion Muhammad Ali, who suffered from Parkinson's disease, lit the flame for the centennial Olympic Games after winning the Olympic gold medal. When Ali lit the torch platform with trembling hands, the audience cheered wildly, and the Olympic spirit was vividly reflected at this moment.
At the opening ceremony of Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, Freeman, an Australian aboriginal female sprinter, walked to the bubbling pool with the torch, and the torch platform suddenly rose slowly from the water.
At the opening ceremony of Athens Olympic Games in Greece in 2004, athletes with torches suddenly appeared in the sky, flew from all directions and met above the center of the stadium. There are three large intersecting rings above the center of the venue, and the word "Olympia" is lit by "runner". Then more "runners" emerged from the athletes. The last player lit the Greek word "Athens" in front of No.2 stadium. Dimas running all the way ran through the crowd to the side of the court. At this time, the "needle nose" platform with the same shape as the Olympic torch began to tilt towards the venue, and dimas stepped forward to light the flame with the torch in his hand. Subsequently, the venue began to set off fireworks, colorful fireworks lit the sky in Athens, applause and cheers continued at the main venue, and the atmosphere reached a climax.