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 ...

Gabriela Bhaskar for The New York Times It flickers like a fire, but the “flame” resting in the enormous cauldron comprises 40 LED spotlights and 200 misting nozzles and is tethered to what ...

After 12 days at sea, the Olympic flame has arrived in France from Greece ... will carry it past French heritage sites such as the famous Mont Saint Michel abbey, the D-Day landing beaches ...

Fuel pack in the torch developed by Waeco Ltd of Salisbury, now part of Pains Wessex famous for their ... the handover before it burned out. The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a symbol of ...

The Olympic flame will leave Greece and set sail for France onboard a famous ship. The Belem was built in a shipyard 2,000 kilometres from Greece, where the first modern Olympics took place.

Associated Press Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 12:50 p.m. | Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 12:50 p.m. MARSEILLE, France — The Olympic flame is going for a sail. Instead of arriving ...

Olympic flame for PyeongChang 2018 shines brightly ... He passed on the flame to famous football player Park Ji-Sung from the Republic of Korea. Over the following week, the flame will travel ...

The Paris Games are over, the Olympic flame that hung suspended in a cauldron above the Jardins de Tuileries extinguished, and the Olympic flag handed over to Los Angeles for the 2028 Games.

A key highlight of the ceremony will be the arrival of the Olympic flame, carried by the final torchbearer. Upon reaching the arena, the torchbearer will complete a lap before lighting the Olympic ...

Preparations to host the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are underway and the city welcomed officials from Paris this week to find ...

The AP team in Athens went above and beyond across formats to get exclusive access to the behind-the-scenes operation of lighting the Olympic flame, producing excellent work for both traditional and ...

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