This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: What is the Olympic torch? History, symbolism of Olympic flame heading into 2024 Paris Olympics ...

Over the years, the torch has been carried by hundreds of thousands ... only as a platform for athletic competition but also as a symbol of unity and promoting peace. During the Games, a sacred ...

The Olympic torch is a symbol of peace and history. Used to mark the beginning of the Olympic Games, its origin derives from the ancient Olympics, where a sacred flame was kept burning in the Temple ...

Pacheco said the torch is a powerful symbol, especially atop the historic Superior courthouse. And the torch’s absence also sends a message, of lack of care and respect for the city’s rich ...

And so, in the lead-up to the 2024 Paris Olympics, curiosity has once again risen on the history of the Olympic torch and its meaning to the Summer Games. It dates back to the 1936 Berlin Olympics ...

The Olympic torch — specifically ... of the positive values that man has always associated with the symbolism of fire and thus makes the link between the ancient and the modern Games." ...