(ATR) The Rio 2016 Olympic Torch relay begins Thursday with the traditional lighting of the flame at Ancient Olympia.

But ceremony organizers in Olympia hold several rehearsals in the days leading up to the official lighting, which provide a backup flame should the big day prove sunless. That's what ended up ...

In 1968, Mexican track and field athlete Enriqueta Basilio became the first woman to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremonies of the Mexico City Summer Games. In 1973, President Richard ...

French swimmer and 5-time Paris Olympics medallist Leon Merchand got the opportunity to carry the Olympics flame to Stade de France during the closing ceremony ... de France on August 11 with a ...

who attended the Olympic flame-lighting ceremony in Ancient Olympia on Tuesday. Jean-Christophe Rolland, president of World Rowing, said any available funds should instead be spent on developing ...

An Olympic season is a difficult time for ... which now feels heartbreakingly extinguished along with the flame at the closing ceremonies. And if the experience of reaching the end of one ...

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The opening ceremony of this summer's Paris Olympics cost around €100 million ($108 million), according to budget documents ...

Cauldron with a torch as Priestesses perform a dance during the handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games at Panathinean stadium in Athens ...