RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Olympic flame will have an unusual home for the Rio de Janeiro Games.
The flame will burn somewhere in downtown Rio during the games, and not in a stadium as has been traditional at the Summer Olympics.
Rio spokesman Mario Andrada tells The Associated Press the cauldron will be lit at the Maracana Stadium during the opening ceremony on Aug. 5, and “go from the Maracana to downtown. But exactly where remains a secret.”
Unlike recent Olympics, Rio will have two stadiums: the Maracana for the opening and closing ceremonies and soccer, and the Olympic Stadium across town, which will be used for track and field.