during the Games, a sacred flame burned continually on the altar of the goddess, Hera the wife of Zeus. In addition, heralds were summoned to travel throughout Greece to announce the Games, declaring a sacred truce for the duration.
The sacred flame was lit from the sun’s rays at Olympia, and stayed lit until the Games were completed. The quote or saying for this flame is represented as the "endeavor for protection and struggle for victory." It was first introduced into our Modern Olympics at the 1928 Amsterdam Games. Since then, the flame has come to symbolize "the light of spirit, knowledge, and life."
The Torch was designed by east Londoners Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, who won the opportunity through a competitive tender run by the London 2012 Organising Committee and the Design Council. The Torch stands 800mm high. The circles also help ensure heat is quickly dissipated, without being conducted down the handle, and providing extra grip. The gold colour embraces the qualities of the Olympic Flame – the brightness and the warmth of the light that it shines. It also made to be as light as possible since children at the age of 12 and onwards are included in the Torch Replay for next year.
Presenting the inspirational stories of the 8,000 Torchbearers who will carry the Olympic Flame, the circles which run the length of the body of the Torch also offer a unique level of transparency. You can see right to the heart of the Torch and view the burner system which will keep the Olympic Flame alive on its journey around the UK. It will travel to within an hour of 95 per cent of people in the UK, Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey during the 70-day Olympic Torch Relay. It will enable local communities to shine a light on the best their area has to offer – from breathtaking landscapes to dynamic urban areas.
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