<P> The Olympic flame is a symbol used in the Olympic movement . Several months before the Olympic Games, the Olympic flame is lit at Olympia, Greece . This ceremony starts the Olympic torch relay, which formally ends with the lighting of the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games . The flame then continues to burn in the cauldron for the duration of the Games, until it is extinguished during the Olympic closing ceremony . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (March 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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