1976 Summer Olympics torch relay 1976 Summer Olympics torch relay The 1976 Summer Olympics torch relay celebrated the first time that a Canadian city had hosted the Games. Convention states that the flame should be lit at Olympia in Greece and then transported to Athens, making its way onwards to the host city. On this occasion a signal was sent via satellite to transmit the flame to Ottawa where it would then make its way to the 1976 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Montreal and a second ceremony in Kingston, Ontario. The torch was primarily made of aluminium and weighed 836 grams. It was fuelled
Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification South Africa in spite of the Soweto uprising), the three African participants withdrew a day before the start of the Games. The Pre-Olympic tournaments of the Asian Qualifiers for the 1976 Summer Olympic saw Iran, Israel and North Korea qualify. Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification The men's qualification for the 1976 Summer Olympics. A total of 16 teams qualified but only 13 teams participated in the finals of the Olympic tournament. <br> <br> <br> The European Qualifiers for the 1976 Summer Olympics tournament took place after two rounds (qualifying and tournament). East Germany, France, Spain and