<P> The 1936 Summer Olympics torch relay was the first of its kind , following on from the reintroduction of the Olympic Flame at the 1928 Games . It pioneered the modern convention of moving the flame via a relay system from Greece to the Olympic venue . Leni Riefenstahl filmed the relay for the award - winning but controversial 1938 film Olympia . </P>
<P> The 1936 Summer Olympics torch relay was the first of its kind , following on from the reintroduction of the Olympic Flame at the 1928 Games . It pioneered the modern convention of moving the flame via a relay system from Greece to the Olympic venue . Leni Riefenstahl filmed the relay for the award - winning but controversial 1938 film Olympia . </P>
when did the first torch relay take place
when did the first torch relay take place
1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics