Another resolution passed in the conference of 1934 was formally to stipulate that a grand opening ceremony should be held and the Olympic Torch should be lighted in the main stadium. The Olympic Torch should be lighted by an athlete in Olympia, Greece and it should be carried to the main stadium by relay to light the big torch on the sacred flame stand. The burning and extinguishing of the torch symbolized the opening and closing of the Olympic Games.

Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, is a city of freedom, tolerance and rationality. Generous Amsterdam is a mother port for the worries challenging the sea and it is always brimming with exotic flavors, which arouses the new comers¡¯ feeling of being at home. For the 9^th Olympic Games, the creative people of the Netherlands showed their admiring imagination and operation. In order to extend the Olympic influence, the hosts purposely build a magnificent tower. During the Olympic Games between May 17 and August 12, the flaming stadium¡¯s entrance for Marathon race. At that time, based on the ancient Olympic tradition, the Olympic Torch was lighted through convex lens at Olympia finally to the Olympic stadium of the host country. At the opening ceremony, the torch entered the stadium in Amsterdam according to the appointed time, lighting the flame on the sacred flame tower. Every attendant at this Olympic Games would never forget the exciting wish shown on the scoreboard ¡°May the Olympic Torch march forward forever!¡±