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 ...

Kuno Akiko was an interpreter for the Japanese mission to carry the Olympic flame through Asia. The route passed through Southeast Asia, including countries that had seen fierce fighting between ...

(ATR) The Youth Olympic Flame continues its journey to Lillehammer with a festive visit to the picturesque village of Morgedal. (ATR) The inaugural Youth Olympic Games are set to begin with an ...

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 ...

started Wednesday with an 80-year-old former speedskater carrying the flame. The relay opened at the Olympic Foreign Park. Luo Zhihuan, the country’s first internationally competitive ...

Watch as the opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympics comes to an end with the lighting of the Olympic flame and Celine Dion's performance on the Eiffel Tower. Follow the Olympics on BBC Sport.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In addition to the flame lighting the representatives ... “It’s like a small Olympic experience and knowing that probably 80 percent or more are not going to make it to the big ones, giving ...