Source: People's Daily News
The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games will be unveiled at 19:00 Beijing time on July 23. Since the first ingenious ignition ceremony at the opening ceremony of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the lighting of the main torch has become one of the most high-profile moments. The time for the Tokyo Olympics to light the main torch is just around the corner. Take a look back at the creative ignition ceremonies of previous Olympic Games to see which scene impressed you the most.
The 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Flame is lit. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Shixing
At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, at the end of the opening ceremony, Olympic decathlon champion Johnson climbed the "ladder" with a torch and lit the torch tower in the shape of a five-ring, which surprised the world. Since then, the ignition ceremony of the Olympic Games has become an elaborate part of the competition, and the way in which each session will be ignited is highly anticipated.
At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the flame was lit by three people for the first time. Xinhua News Agency reporter Guan Tianyi photographed
At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the original ignition ceremony was lit by Sun Jizhen, the elder of the Korean sports world and olympic marathon champion, but the original plan of the ignition ceremony was leaked by the media in advance. In the end, the organizing committee temporarily adjusted the plan, and a dancer, a teacher and a marathon runner lit the main torch in the circle of peace doves, which also set a special record for three people to ignite the fire.
At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Rapolo fired a rocket at the main torch tower. IC photo courtesy of the picture, please do not reprint
At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the ignition ceremony was designed in a very novel way and became an unforgettable classic. Paralympic archery medallist Rapolo, standing up from his wheelchair, lit the arrow with a flame, and accurately shot at the main torch platform, which was 70 meters away and 21 meters high, and lit the sacred flame.
At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, the moment When Ali, the "boxer" with Parkinson's march, lit the main torch. IC photo courtesy of the picture, please do not reprint
The 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta ushered in the centenary of the modern Olympic Games. When ali, a boxing legend and the "king of boxing" with Parkinson's syndrome, lit the Olympic flame with trembling hands, it touched the world.
At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the Olympic flame was lit in water for the first time. Image source: Xinhua News Agency
At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, against the backdrop of cascading waterfalls, Australian Aboriginal female athlete Freeman wore a silver one-piece waterproof suit and stood in the middle of the water to light the main torch platform lurking under the water. When the burning flames rose from the water, audiences around the world witnessed a strange scene of "water and fire blending".
The main torch tower of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games was lit at the moment. Image source: Xinhua News Agency
The 2004 Athens Olympics, the Olympics returned to their birthplace. The Olympic torch is passed five times inside the stadium, and finally the antique spindle torchbearer is lit by Greek windsurfer Karamanakis. Although it does not have a particularly novel design, it expresses the meaning of the return of the Olympic spirit.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Li Ning lit the main torch tower around the field in the air. Image source: Xinhua News Agency
At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, gymnastics Olympic champion Li Ning held a torch in his hand, was hoisted by steel wire into the air, and circled the field with the posture of a trapeze artist, the torch in his hand slowly illuminated the "auspicious cloud picture", and finally lit the main torch tower of the "Bird's Nest". At that moment, the whole audience boiled and thundered, and the atmosphere reached its climax.
At the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, seven teenagers lit the petal-shaped main torch tower. IC photo courtesy of the picture, please do not reprint
At the 2012 London Olympics, seven young athletes under the age of 20 lit copper petals symbolizing more than 200 participating countries and regions, and finally gathered a raging flame. This arrangement echoes the London Olympics philosophy of "inspiring a generation".
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, van de Lima lit the holy brazier. IC photo courtesy of the picture, please do not reprint
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Brazilian marathon star Van de Lima lit the sacred brazier. The sacred brazier then rose into the air, illuminating the entire stadium like the rays of the sun. The sacred fire is rotated in a spiral of motion, representing the endless life of life.
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