The flame was carried from board by Olympic gold-medalist swimmer Florent Manaudou. "With the arrival of the flame, the ...

Torchbearers are to carry the Olympic flame through the streets ... The city on Wednesday celebrated with great fanfare the flame’s arrival as Marseille Mayor Benoît Payan said that more ...

The idea for the Olympic flame has its roots in ancient Greece, where a sacred fire was kept burning throughout the Ancient Olympics in deference to "the gods." A symbolic fire was introduced in 1928 ...

MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Miyagi Prefecture--The Olympic flame on Friday completed its difficult ... President Yoshiro Mori said at a scaled-down arrival ceremony at an air base in northern Japan.

Per tradition, the torch was lit on April 15 in Olympia, Greece, honoring the historical birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games, which date back to 776 BC. Once lit, 600 torchbearers carried the ...

Figure skating prospect You Young has the honor of being the first torchbearer at home. She's best known for becoming the ...

In exactly one year, the Olympic flame will be lit in front of the winter backdrop of Italy’s second biggest city. Feb. 6, 2026, will be the opening ceremony of the 25th Winter Olympic Games in Milan ...

The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday said organizers are downsizing the arrival ceremony ... be sent to Greece to give the flame a send off on March 19. The Olympic torch will be lighted ...

From the moment it is lit in the Greek city of the Olympia to the moment it lights up the opening ceremony, here’s our guide the Olympic flame. View more [MUSIC PLAYING] Close ...

April 17, 2024 The Olympic flame being lit in Athens in 2017 for the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Photo: vverve/Depositphotos With 100 days to go until the opening ceremony in Paris, the ...

IOC president details Olympic community efforts to get Afghans out of danger after Taliban return to power Thomas Bach says the Afghanistan NOC remains under IOC recognition, noting that the ...