thumb|left|At the end of the first Olympic torch relay, the Olympic flame arrives in Berlin, 1936 The Olympic torch relay, which transports the Olympic flame from Olympia, Greece to the various designated sites of the Games, had no ancient precedent and was introduced by Carl Diem at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
thumb|left|at the end of the first olympic torch relay the olympic flame arrives in berlin 1936 the olympic torch relay which transports the olympic flame from olympia greece to the various designated sites of the games had no ancient precedent and was introduced by carl diem at the 1936 summer olympics in berlin germany