The Olympic Games (the Olympic Games) originated in ancient Greece more than 2,000 years ago and got its name from the place where it was held in Olympia. After the suspension of the ancient Olympic Games for 1500 years, the Frenchman Coubertin proposed to host the modern Olympic Games at the end of the 19th century, and established the Olympic Committee in 1894, the first Olympic Games in Athens, Greece in 1896, the first Winter Olympics in 1924, the first Paralympic Games in 1960, the first Winter Paralympic Games in 1976, the first Youth Olympic Games in 2010, and the first Winter Youth Olympics in 2012.
The Olympic Games is a rare masterpiece of human society, which has brought into full play the multiple functions of sports, and its influence has far exceeded the scope of sports, and has produced a series of influences that cannot be ignored in many aspects of the contemporary world, such as politics, economy, philosophy, culture, art and news media. The Olympic Movement not only constitutes a unique sports and cultural landscape of modern society, with its unique cultural charm to please people's body and mind, but also with its strong humanistic spirit to urge people to forge ahead, endlessly.
There have been many grand and touching or ingenious ignition methods in the olympic games, leaving an unforgettable olympic creative classic. The most exciting moment at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was the moment when the holy flame was lit, which lit up the silent night sky and ignited the Olympic dreams and passions of the world. A well-conceived ignition ceremony means that the opening ceremony is half successful. There are many unforgettable classics in the memory of those unforgettable Olympic ignition moments. The ignition method also became a top secret until the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
1968 Mexico City Olympics
In 1968, the 19th Mexico City Olympic Torch Relay took the Theme of the New World and traced the footsteps of the great navigator and explorer Christopher Columbus. Henrique Tarsalio, a descendant of the Spanish navigator, lit the main torch, and she was the first woman in Olympic history to light the main torch.
1976 Montreal Olympics
In 1976, the flame of the 21st Montreal Olympic Games was lit in Olympia, and after being passed by the Greek torchbearer to the Canadian torchbearer, the thermal energy of the flame was converted into radio waves through sensors and transmitted to Canada through artificial satellites in space, and then the torch was lit in Montreal using lasers, realizing the first space journey of the Olympic flame. On July 17, a young man and a woman jointly lit the Olympic torch at the main stadium.
3. 1988 Seoul Olympic Games
In 1988, the 24th Summer Olympics opened in Seoul, South Korea, and the torch was lit by dancer Sun Mi-jeong, teacher Jung Soon-wan and marathon runner Kim Won-do. The three ignited the fire at the same time, making the ignition ceremony of the Seoul Olympic Games also set an Olympic "record".
1992 Barcelona Olympic Games
In 1992, the 25th Summer Olympics opened in Barcelona, Spain, with a sharpshooter lighting the flame.
5. 1996 Atlanta Olympics
In 1996, the 26th Summer Olympics opened in Atlanta, USA, and the flame was lit by boxing champion Ali.
6. Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
In 2000, the 27th Summer Olympic Games opened in Sydney, Australia, and the flame was lit by Australian track and field athlete Freeman, which was hailed as the most beautiful way to ignite.
2004 Athens Olympic Games
In 2004, the 28th Summer Olympics opened at the main stadium of the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, and Kakalamanakis lit the main torch, which was hailed as a way to return to simplicity and natural ignition.
8. 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
On the evening of August 8, 2008, the opening ceremony of the 29th Summer Olympic Games was held at the National Stadium in Beijing Olympic Park, and gymnast Li Ning lit the main torch of the Beijing Olympic Games.
9. London 2012 Olympic Games
At the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, British football star David Beckham escorted the flame to the London Bowl, and after repeated passes, the torch was finally passed to 7 young athletes under the age of 20, who lit the copper petals symbolizing more than 200 participating countries and regions, and finally gathered a raging flame.
10. Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games
In 2016, at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the most high-profile ignition ceremony was handed over to the Brazilian women's basketball team star Kelly by the Brazilian tennis star Kurten, and finally, the torch was handed to the hands of the bronze medalist of the 2004 Olympic Marathon, Who lit the sacred brazier. The sacred flame disk then rose into the air, which was a beautiful aerial torch platform.