the body of the torch is made of aluminum, and in the Central part there is the emblem of the Games and the Olympic rings. It was made by Valentin Lubman and Boris by Tochini. The relay was held from June 19 to July 19, 1980.
At the opening ceremony on the Big sports arena “Luzhniki” Olympic flame lit basketball player Sergey Belov – champion-1972 and two-time world champion.
Also at the Cannes auction was played, and other attributes of the Olympic games of different years. Among the lots was an original drawing of the Olympic rings the founder of the modern Olympic movement Pierre de Coubertin. It went under the hammer for 185 thousand euros. Image done on white canvas size 21х27 5 cm in the form of a weave of five colored rings.
