The route covers over eight thousand miles over every nation, country and region in the British Isles. The origins of the Olympic torch lies in Ancient Greece where fire was kept burning throughout the duration of the Ancient Games. The fire was re introduced in 1928 in the Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and has been retained as a symbol ever since. Prior to any Olympic games the torch is lit several months before the opening ceremony at the site of the ancient Olympics in Olympia, Greece. Although most of the time the torch is carried by runners, it has been transported by many different ways. Modern day Olympics rely on a vast array of casters and wheels to keep the torch on the move with caster wheels Brisbane. In the past the torch has been transported by horse, by boat, by swimmers and by plane. When the torch touches our shores there will be a relay of runners carrying the torch in-between the locations. Behind the runners is a convoy of support vehicles, with trailers running on an array of casters and wheels. Without these support vehicles, running by the aid of casters and wheels, the torch route would be much smaller and less ambitious.
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