Not many people can say they have built an item that is an internationally recognized symbol of sports. Abed Zantout can.

When he was a product engineer for the now-defunct Sycamore-based Turner Industries, Zantout was one of two engineers who designed and built the Olympic Torch for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Zantout gave a presentation to 11 people Wednesday at the Sycamore History Museum. During his presentation, he showed pictures of his journey with the Olympic Torch, as well as Olympic memorabilia from the area.