Highlights of the Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

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  • @jekizer
    @jekizer 8 років тому +514

    As someone who works in IT, I appreciate the fact that the first thing they did after lighting the torch was create a backup.

    • @peristiloperis7789
      @peristiloperis7789 7 років тому +7

      LOL, COMPUTER ERA!

    • @DarkWater4Eva
      @DarkWater4Eva 7 років тому +36

      As someone who knows mathematics it's cool to see them light the torch at the focus of the parabolic shaped reflector thing.

    • @ramrand9960
      @ramrand9960 6 років тому

      Lol 😂

    • @manifestgtr
      @manifestgtr 5 років тому +8

      Redundancy and contingency make the world go round 🤙

    • @JontyLevine
      @JontyLevine 5 років тому +11

      According to officials at the London Olympics, they don't like thinking of them as 'spares' or 'backups'. To them, "They're all the same flame."

  • @choirfandomcookingrantsand496
    @choirfandomcookingrantsand496 7 років тому +224

    those dresses are so pretty simple and elegant

    • @dummies3120
      @dummies3120 5 років тому +1

      Simple, elegant those are rags
      Yeah probably for you taste wrap yourself in a towel it's a gown

    • @pickacard4474
      @pickacard4474 4 роки тому +18

      ancient greek clothing :)

    • @sheevpalpatine1105
      @sheevpalpatine1105 3 роки тому +14

      @@dummies3120 beauty doesnt have to be pompous you cretin

  • @athenslarge
    @athenslarge 7 років тому +110

    Ancient Olympia, Greece. Beautiful!!!

  • @therookpiece
    @therookpiece 7 років тому +81

    I was at that very place yesterday. One of the most breathtaking experiences of my life.

  • @vertigopull
    @vertigopull 6 років тому +213

    The greatest tradition of the ancient times has been passed down to the modern generation of our time! We should consider ourselves privileged! The Olympic Games not only promote the noble arts of sports but it also unifies the mankind around the idea of the universal sacred peace.

  • @kailengray2822
    @kailengray2822 6 років тому +35

    One of the most extra ceremony of the human culture and I love it.

  • @thanasisnonis3762
    @thanasisnonis3762 8 років тому +202

    I'm proud to be Greek!

    • @georgiacannon9576
      @georgiacannon9576 8 років тому +8

      So do I born there close to Olympia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @kennaloukas3593
      @kennaloukas3593 7 років тому +4

      Thanasis Nonis Same!

    • @bernardcorboz6462
      @bernardcorboz6462 6 років тому +1

      You can, yes!

    • @yerimradzalova527
      @yerimradzalova527 6 років тому +2

      Im proud to have a greek ancestry :)

    • @ericlouclair2585
      @ericlouclair2585 5 років тому +7

      But you betrayed your ancestors’ culture and embraced the religion Christian which your ancestors get killed because they refuse to convert !
      It is shame! I respect Ancient greece and rome! But for the fake East Orthodox greece, it is a joke!

  • @patrioticsongs6351
    @patrioticsongs6351 8 років тому +55

    ugh. the Olympics are my favorite thing ever. I can't contain my excitement. it's too hard.

  • @user-vp3rr1zl4v
    @user-vp3rr1zl4v 6 років тому +51

    PROUD TO BE GREEK.
    PEACE ALL OVER THE HUMANITY.

  • @EngPheniks
    @EngPheniks 3 роки тому +19

    I love the ancient Greek style costumes worn by the women

  • @jp-alebovs5331
    @jp-alebovs5331 4 роки тому +14

    Man I cant believe this was almost 4 years ago and we’re nearly a month to go for the lighting of the Olympic flame for the Tokyo 2020 games the Olympic Games are amazing can’t wait for Tokyo 2020

  • @PetraYlenius
    @PetraYlenius 8 років тому +36

    This was so amazing that I had chills all the aay through the video😶

  • @AZWMKWofficialstarNinjaGeneral
    @AZWMKWofficialstarNinjaGeneral 4 роки тому +3

    watched the olympics since 92 always wanted to light the flame cauldron that's been on my bucket list number 4

  • @jestoneflores2554
    @jestoneflores2554 3 роки тому +8

    Home of philosophy and democracy
    Long live the GREECE !!!

  • @azalea5560
    @azalea5560 7 років тому +15

    Beautiful ceremony

  • @Gossbert
    @Gossbert 4 роки тому +5

    Not just an ordinary fire, it's just natural

  • @krixxset2214
    @krixxset2214 5 років тому +5

    Respect to Greece from Your Latin Brothers in Italy. Soon we shall come back to bring you back into the Imperium! The age of the Caesars shall return!!!!!!! ROMA INVICTA!

    • @Anonymous_UserOrNot
      @Anonymous_UserOrNot 4 роки тому +2

      Please don't. 😂

    • @stavrosnicolaou4702
      @stavrosnicolaou4702 3 роки тому +3

      Please do come. We will educate you one more time and you can copy everything Greek yet again. You tried in 1940 and you know what happened to you

    • @pickacard4474
      @pickacard4474 4 місяці тому

      No thanks 😂 and we are not Latin we are Hellenes

  • @Eline77R
    @Eline77R 8 років тому +9

    This is really magnificent!

  • @jimmybutler7589
    @jimmybutler7589 5 років тому +2

    This is soooooooo beautiful! Well done all the way around, and the music is heavenly!

  • @Manon-xt9ml
    @Manon-xt9ml 6 років тому +7

    It's like the music from the hunger games

  • @youtubecommenter37
    @youtubecommenter37 2 роки тому +15

    Watching this, I get disgusted by obsessed we all have become with medals and world records and winning and the total medal count and which country is the best. It should just be about the fact that all the countries of the world have come together and that the athletes are simply taking part

    • @Cara-39
      @Cara-39 2 роки тому +2

      The Olympics, ancient and modern, is a competition. Yes, it's about bringing the world together but everyone is coming to compete. I also think there's real comraderie and sportsmanship among the athletes themselves, it's the individual country Olympic committee members, the IOC and leader's of certain countries that have become problems but that's what happens when a competition becomes a business with many millions of dollars involved.

  • @A_Nobbit
    @A_Nobbit 8 років тому +6

    ...and so it begins.
    Good luck fellow Brazilians.

  • @nickjunes
    @nickjunes 8 років тому +37

    I wish normal people could be included in these types of events.

    • @manifestgtr
      @manifestgtr 5 років тому +8

      What fun is that? The olympics have always been a showcase of some of the best a country has to offer. Not only that but Greece is the motherland...so they’re the ones we all turn to for the “kickoff”. Of course they’re gonna get some classic beauties involved.

    • @ZOCCOK
      @ZOCCOK 3 роки тому

      @@manifestgtr smh

    • @stavrosnicolaou4702
      @stavrosnicolaou4702 3 роки тому +2

      Nicolas Juntilla, everybody in the video looked normal to me. What abnormality did tou spot?

    • @nickjunes
      @nickjunes 3 роки тому +1

      @@stavrosnicolaou4702 They all look like clones. Does everyone in this country look exactly the same?

  • @cookiecat3358
    @cookiecat3358 5 років тому +1

    So visually pleasing❤❤

  • @mistyvioletconservative.3889
    @mistyvioletconservative.3889 8 років тому +3

    Simply amazing..........💎

  • @dziri80
    @dziri80 Рік тому +1

    So proud to be Mediterranean ✌ ☮ 🕊

  • @user-ez5pl6ou6p
    @user-ez5pl6ou6p 5 років тому +3

    Я тут сейчас стою

  • @RiodeJaneiro-2016
    @RiodeJaneiro-2016 2 роки тому

    *A minha cidade da onde moro sendo Status de Celebridades no mundo todo que nos encheu de Orgulho eu assisti ao vivo essa cerimônia na época.*
    *2:44** A Tocha Olímpica do Rio 2016 foi acesa 👉🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*

  • @nazdizen8275
    @nazdizen8275 2 роки тому +2

    Love Olympic's ❤️

  • @nikos8106
    @nikos8106 6 років тому +11

    Katerina Lechou 🔝

  • @panthir6720
    @panthir6720 6 років тому +11

    When will it be back in greece?

    • @mikrologia7455
      @mikrologia7455 4 роки тому +8

      Never. Because now it's all about money, politics and a show off.

    • @RaymondHng
      @RaymondHng 4 роки тому

      There are no immediate plans for an Olympic Games in Greece in the future.

    • @firmeyfelizporlaunion.5426
      @firmeyfelizporlaunion.5426 4 роки тому

      @@RaymondHng me gustaría que regrese a Grecia!
      I want come back again to Greece

  • @jp-alebovs5331
    @jp-alebovs5331 5 років тому

    Just one more year to go for the lighting of the Olympic flame for TOKIO 2020 and I’m excited.

  • @MilesDavis2012
    @MilesDavis2012 2 роки тому +1

    Temple of Hera brought me here-amazing that she had a Temple here before Zeus! - + races were held in her honor every 4 years! Winners called Herae-possible etymology for hero / herald?

  • @fammnak852
    @fammnak852 3 роки тому +2

    why am I crying watching this??? I am not that emotional. perhaps it just reminds me that we are all human and this represent unity that we should have had instead of war or fighting each other?? Anybody here can explain to me what's going on with my emotion right now..? appreciate it.

    • @stack-dhruv
      @stack-dhruv 2 роки тому +1

      Extremists are threat to our unity

  • @Joann.a03
    @Joann.a03 5 років тому +3

    Χαίρε Ελλάδα🇬🇷

  • @goldeneve
    @goldeneve 4 роки тому +1

    Next week…I can’t wait

  • @KC-rd3gw
    @KC-rd3gw 6 місяців тому

    The costumes and acting felt like a star trek episode to me

  • @g.reaper7946
    @g.reaper7946 3 роки тому +2

    Beautiful

  • @MichaelCobbs
    @MichaelCobbs 8 років тому

    Amazing!

  • @iambobby3537
    @iambobby3537 7 років тому +13

    hoped wonder woman showed up/

  • @jimhernandez7712
    @jimhernandez7712 7 років тому +3

    How beautiful

  • @JC-zm4jg
    @JC-zm4jg 2 роки тому

    That’s actually pretty cool!

  • @Alexander_Dr
    @Alexander_Dr 4 роки тому

    Very beautiful!

  • @user-qy9wx1vh4j
    @user-qy9wx1vh4j 4 роки тому

    looks freaking cool

  • @litamtondy
    @litamtondy 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks France for creating the modern Olympics!

  • @juliabutler1507
    @juliabutler1507 8 років тому

    This is so cool!

  • @sisarabebe
    @sisarabebe 8 років тому

    Respeito a chama da vida!!!

  • @natasadream
    @natasadream 6 років тому +8

    I am from Greece😋

  • @rachaelsmith8764
    @rachaelsmith8764 Рік тому

    is there a video of the flame lighting ceremony for Torino

  • @wmz1900
    @wmz1900 Рік тому

    Bela cerimônia 🇧🇷🇬🇷

  • @waiyeeng7712
    @waiyeeng7712 7 років тому +7

    wah got many pretty girls.
    Tall and strong

  • @jnslml14
    @jnslml14 23 дні тому

    When will the Olympics be held in Greece?

  • @TheTititio
    @TheTititio 9 місяців тому

    O tanto de gente que tentou apagar o fogo não está escrito 😂😂

  • @julianeende931
    @julianeende931 7 років тому +2

    Frieden für alle Menschen!

  • @yolotoko2393
    @yolotoko2393 2 роки тому

    I watched this thinking it was 2021 one lol 🤦‍♂️

  • @chr7ris
    @chr7ris 8 років тому +1

    first time ever i see no dislikes..

  • @blackwolf3806
    @blackwolf3806 4 роки тому +2

    Greece 😍

  • @lopelorbes6297
    @lopelorbes6297 2 роки тому

    What was the name of the thing that ignited the torch

  • @rachaelsmith8764
    @rachaelsmith8764 3 роки тому

    Must be beautiful to witness

  • @haroldmanuelito6935
    @haroldmanuelito6935 5 років тому

    I just like it... It's too much to explain...

  • @chrisbreezy-ryanbarbosa4320
    @chrisbreezy-ryanbarbosa4320 3 роки тому

    Sound like Lord of the Rings

  • @RaymondHng
    @RaymondHng 4 роки тому

    0:39 I don't think they had 20th century flutes back in the ancient Greek days.

  • @RakeshYadav-od1wi
    @RakeshYadav-od1wi 3 роки тому

    I m reading my Gk syllabus,sport ..then I decided to watch about HERA TEMPLE 🙏👍

  • @lilysing766
    @lilysing766 4 роки тому +2

    ancient Olympia beautiful culture and beautiful girls are so different with beautiful Eastern culture and beautiful Asian girls.

  • @solmanshine12
    @solmanshine12 3 роки тому

    Earlier flame was ignited through sun.

  • @TonyBittner-Collins
    @TonyBittner-Collins 3 роки тому +1

    Why bother go all historical, but there's a modern flute being played instead of an aulos, pan flute or lyre?

    • @GamersOdyssey
      @GamersOdyssey 3 роки тому

      There is a lyre you just didnt see it in the video, also a modern flute does not take away anything from the ceremony.

  • @albertowilliamalvesviana5162
    @albertowilliamalvesviana5162 4 роки тому

    Hi, I am the provost

  • @ValdirRiodeJaneiroS.Mundial
    @ValdirRiodeJaneiroS.Mundial 2 місяці тому

    *Nós do Rio de Janeiro demos sorte por ser acessa o fogo no côncavo direcionado ao Sol.*
    16 / 4 / 2024 •• 13h38mins.

  • @cosmonaut7181
    @cosmonaut7181 4 роки тому +1

    hope there is no more war between human.

  • @jasminejohnston6393
    @jasminejohnston6393 3 роки тому +1

    Athens has a baseball stadium that’s been left unused since the 2004 Olympics ended because Greeks don’t play baseball

    • @GeorgeTelop
      @GeorgeTelop 3 роки тому

      Yeah baseball does seem a bit funny to us...

    • @GeoAce777
      @GeoAce777 Рік тому

      🤯

  • @marlaz3605
    @marlaz3605 8 років тому +8

    🇬🇷 🇬🇷 🇬🇷

  • @xipingpong667
    @xipingpong667 2 роки тому

    It was pele who was supposed to light but he did not due to poor health

  • @akashdhar9412
    @akashdhar9412 2 роки тому

    0:37 Conchshell

  • @MonCarlo
    @MonCarlo 7 років тому +3

    what if the flame goes out?

    • @gntrtn
      @gntrtn 7 років тому

      greece fails 😂

    • @alexanderip1003
      @alexanderip1003 6 років тому +1

      modern torches like this one have a fuel source inside

    • @Logiafruit
      @Logiafruit 5 років тому

      The games are suspended

    • @RaymondHng
      @RaymondHng 4 роки тому +1

      Several miner lamps that lit with the same flame travel with the torch. There are actually four miner lamps that are lit when the torch relay gets on the plane. Also in the host country, several mini cauldrons are lit at the end of each day during the entire course of the torch relay. Everyone one of those flames are sourced from the first flame in Greece.

  • @ermionistavrouli3940
    @ermionistavrouli3940 6 років тому +2

    Ancient Hellas

  • @user-ze8ep2on2o
    @user-ze8ep2on2o 5 років тому

    GR GR GR!

  • @patriciamary3259
    @patriciamary3259 5 років тому

    What would have imagined if there wasn't any back up?😥 OMG

    • @RaymondHng
      @RaymondHng 4 роки тому

      Several miner lamps that lit with the same flame travel with the torch. There are actually four miner lamps that are lit when the torch relay gets on the plane. Also in the host country, several mini cauldrons are lit at the end of each day during the entire course of the torch relay. Everyone one of those flames are sourced from the first flame in Greece.

  • @krixxset2214
    @krixxset2214 5 років тому

    THE GRIX!!!!!!!!!

  • @kimnorberg9783
    @kimnorberg9783 8 років тому +3

    The torch burns to dark at the front... is that normal?

  • @jonathanazcorra201
    @jonathanazcorra201 8 років тому +1

    Fui uno de los primeros en verlo❤️❤️😘💁🏻

  • @zano-sama9088
    @zano-sama9088 6 років тому +1

    Dark souls in a nutshell

  • @tomasribeiro7304
    @tomasribeiro7304 2 роки тому

    👌🏻

  • @alfianingratubun5154
    @alfianingratubun5154 6 років тому

    👏👏👏🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

  • @paulac2206
    @paulac2206 7 років тому +1

    #rioready2016

  • @dimitrisdim3995
    @dimitrisdim3995 4 роки тому +2

    😭😭😭😭😭😭😭❤️🇬🇷

  • @AndreaCandido-tp4kk
    @AndreaCandido-tp4kk 17 днів тому

    ...my 1. given name for DaughTers
    Andrea 2nd name Luise

  • @swarthyjake4433
    @swarthyjake4433 7 років тому

    I tink de Trinidad hen tobagos is dooin jes fine in de olimpicx hooway fo de afleets

    • @yupitsmetv1196
      @yupitsmetv1196 7 років тому +2

      Not a single word of this comment is spelled correctly.

  • @billbb
    @billbb 8 років тому

    yeha

  • @nv_chino
    @nv_chino 7 місяців тому

    💸

  • @shoepm
    @shoepm 3 роки тому +1

    I wonder why is the womenfolks given privilege in almost all ceremonies across world
    In my culture too, it's so. Is it because men used to do everything behind the scenes since old times , and as a matter of giving them some work gave them some face to few easier work.
    Another may be since they give birth to new life that being equivalent to god capacity they are thought as more god like or may be their presence is taken as more auspicious but then we too had female infanticides.

  • @chocobokoay3194
    @chocobokoay3194 3 місяці тому +1

    🔥🏹🔥.♎

  • @amaturrahmaan964
    @amaturrahmaan964 2 роки тому

    This is like worship! 😬

  • @nilsds1368
    @nilsds1368 3 роки тому

    lol
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  • @anon8373
    @anon8373 2 роки тому

    low budget

  • @SpirithunterBOMB
    @SpirithunterBOMB 4 роки тому +2

    If modern Greece was even just half as good as Ancient Greece. Unfortunate

    • @vasilikis3930
      @vasilikis3930 Рік тому +1

      This is difficult my friend.. Cause the "big powers" took us down and their trying a lot to do not rise again, they dont want peace for human kind... 1700 years hits us with everything they can

  • @vurt
    @vurt 8 років тому +4

    pretty lame, guys

    • @tedmink7568
      @tedmink7568 2 роки тому +2

      At least, Respect the country that gave you this tradition and you see lameness it reflects your knowledge on history.

    • @vasilikis3930
      @vasilikis3930 Рік тому +1

      You are from the beings that they dont desire peace, Not a human.. You'll soon learn

    • @ritapita1126
      @ritapita1126 3 місяці тому

      Dear philistine, it isn't a show lol... it's symbolic, an ancient ceremony.