Every week until the end of term, thisweekatsalterford.blogspot.com will be counting down to the Olympics 2012.
You will be able to find out more about all the sports and watch some classic moments from past Olympics.
The Olympic Torch
The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics. The fire was reintroduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, and it has been part of the modern Olympic Games ever since. According to legend, the torch's flame has been kept burning ever since the first Olympics.
The most amazing lighting of the Olypic Flame was in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympics. The flame was lit by an archer firing a flaming arrow into the air.
