13K views · 146 reactions | With the opening ceremony of #Tokyo2021 tonight, flash back to the lighting of the Olympic cauldron at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics by 19-year-old Ron Clarke. From the film 'Olympic Postscript', made by the Postmaster General's Department. Watch more: https://bit.ly/2V0qsQg NAA: C4189, 1334655 | National Archives of Australia | Facebook

17K views · 751 reactions | 40th anniversary festivities continued tonight with the lighting of the 1980 Olympic cauldron in Lake Placid, New York. Get the entire schedule at lakeplacid40.com | Mirror Lake Inn Resort & Spa | Facebook

🔥 From Los Angeles 1984 to Tokyo 2020, here’s every lighting of the Olympic cauldron from the past 40 years! ⏳ In just three months’ time, we’ll see the cauldron lit at the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony. Who else can’t wait? #OlympicTorchRelay | #Paris2024 | Paris 2024 | Olympics

🔥 Each night during the Paris Games, thousands gather to watch the Olympic cauldron be lit and rise in a hot-air balloon above the French capital. 🔗 Head to our link in bio for live Olympics coverage. #Reuters #ParisOlympics #OlympicGames #ParisFrance #Olympiccauldron #Olympicflame #hotairballoon #Paris2024 | Reuters

🔥The Olympic cauldron is always lit in a unique and spectacular way! Which of these moments from Barcelona 1992 to Tokyo 2020 was the most impressive to you? #OlympicTorchRelay | #Paris2024 | Paris 2024 | Olympics