1.5K views · 32 reactions | THE OLYMPIC GAMES 2021 TORCH RELAY HAS BEGUN! This is the scene in Japan this morning.. we can't wait for this to start on WPTV in July!! What event are you most excited to see? | Ashleigh Walters | Facebook

Did you know, the Olympic torch relay made its first appearance at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin? Carl Diem, the secretary general of the organizing committee of the Berlin games, proposed the relay after he was inspired by the torch that had burned over the 1928 games in Amsterdam. On May 13, 1931 the International Olympic Committee selected Berlin as the site of the 1936 Olympic Games. (Universal Newsreel footage via CriticalPast) | American Experience | PBS

12K views · 379 reactions | Daniel Rebiffe, a 99-year-old former French athlete, was passed the Olympic torch as the relay continued ahead of the summer games in Paris after previously carrying the torch at the London games in 1948. | USA TODAY Sports | Facebook