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● Olympic Hymn
The music for the hymn was composed by Spyros Samaras and the words added
by Greece's national poet, Kostis Palamas.The Olympic Hymn was first played at
the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens, but wasn't declared the official hymn by the
IOC until 1957.
● Olympic Flame
The idea of an Olympic Flame burning from the start of the games to the closing
was first introduced in 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam.It represents a lot of
things, the most important are the purity and endeavor. The first torch relay was
conducted for the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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