Elk City is located in northeastern Beckham County at 35Â°24â²10â³N 99Â°25â²26â³Wï»¿ / ï»¿35.40278Â°N 99.42389Â°Wï»¿ / 35.40278; -99.42389 (35.402694, -99.423812), elevation 1,928 feet (588 m).
The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, â¦ where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics.
This was the only event where the torch was not first lit in Olympia, Greece. Because Norway is the birthplace of skiing, the flame was originally lit in the same place where the games would take place. And it wasnât until 1964 at the Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, that the flame started being lit in Olympia. Ever since then though, the flame has started being lit in Olympia, Greece, without missing a single year! How an Olympic Torch is Designed. A different Olympic torch is used every year to make the long trek.