OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — To carry the Olympic flame is honor in itself. Re-lighting memories of people who’ve carried the torch ...

The crowd erupts in applause and bravos. In an instant, he rounds the Cronion ring road and is off, running with the sacred flame of Olympia to transmit the Olympic light - the eternal Greek ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

After the ceremony in Rome, the flame of the European Youth ... to hold the torch representing the Olympic spirit before, so this day would be an eternal memory for her. Krisztián Pars emphasized ...

The new design at once depicts the Olympic flame within a gold medal, and the hair and lips of Marianne - the personification of the French Republic since the 1789 revolution. Organisers say the ...

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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 ...

In a spirited procession on an overcast evening in the Eternal City, the Vuokatti 2022 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) ‘Flame of Peace’ was lit and now burns brightly. Young Finnish ...

The Olympic flame has arrived in Switzerland, home of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), en route from Athens to Brazil where the 2016 Games will be staged. The torch was greeted by United ...

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 ...