▁Rel ay ▁has ▁changed ▁and ▁the ▁Official ▁Par al ym pic ▁Fl ame ▁is ▁always ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁Games ▁host ▁city ▁by ▁unit ing ▁different ▁regional ▁fl ames . ▁For ▁London ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁four ▁regional ▁fl ames ▁from ▁the ▁national ▁capit als ▁of ▁London , ▁B elf ast , ▁Edinburgh ▁and ▁Card iff ▁were ▁brought ▁together ▁in ▁Sto ke ▁Man dev ille , ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁movement , ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁London ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Par al ym pic ▁Fl ame . ▁In ▁the ▁future ▁not ▁only ▁fl ames ▁from ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁host ▁country ▁will ▁be ▁un ited , ▁but ▁also ▁other ▁international ▁fl ames . ▁As ▁such ▁Sto ke ▁Man dev ille ▁will ▁feature ▁in ▁all ▁future ▁Par al ym pic ▁Tor ch ▁Rel ays ▁with ▁the ▁light ing ▁of ▁the ▁Heritage ▁Fl ame ▁which ▁will ▁then ▁travel ▁to ▁the ▁host ▁city ▁to ▁join ▁all ▁other ▁fl ames . ▁During ▁the ▁final ▁ 1 – 2 ▁days ▁the ▁tor ch ▁follows ▁a ▁linear ▁relay ▁route ▁and , ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁Open ing ▁Cer em ony , ▁the ▁fl ame ▁reaches ▁the ▁main ▁stad ium ▁and ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁light ▁a ▁ca uld ron ▁situated ▁in ▁a ▁prominent ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ven ue ▁to ▁sign ify ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Games . ▁Then ▁it ▁is ▁left ▁to ▁burn ▁throughout ▁the ▁Games ▁till ▁the ▁Cl osing ▁Cer em ony ,