Every Olympic Games begins with the Olympic torch relay. The torch is lit in Greece and passed from one torchbearer to the next. In the end it reaches whichever city is hosting the games.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach confirmed yesterday that the torch relay for this year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will include a stop at a refugee camp in Athens. Bach also ...

In each edition of the Olympic Games, the Organizing Committee has the opportunity to present its own version of the Torch ... the Summer Games program will organize a total of 69 group relays.

What happens when a beloved Chinese giant panda encounters the Olympic torch relay? Yuan Zi, a giant panda living in France, perhaps says, “I don’t quite understand the torch relay.

The modern Olympic torch was first used at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. Inspired by ancient Greece, the torch relay signals the start of the Olympic Games, with an objective of spreading peace ...

The 2020 Tokyo Games organizing committee on Feb. 25 announced a new set of guidelines for the Olympic torch relay ... purposes of the relay is to foster momentum toward the Summer Games.

The U.S. has won more gold medals at the Summer Olympics than any other country. Check out 2024 gold medals by event and the all-time medal count. The U.S. women's 4x100m relay team won gold ...

It is one of the 200 torches made for the English leg of the relay. The torch also ... of the ancient Olympics. The flame has been an Olympic symbol since the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.

The Olympic torch relay for the Paris 2024 Games commenced in Marseille, France, marking the beginning of its journey across the country. Marseille, renowned for its vibrant sports culture ...

Two reigning Olympic champions will carry the Canadian flag: sprinter Andre De Grasse and weightlifter Maude Charron. De Grasse, Canada’s most decorated summer Olympian with ... France as part of the ...

It’s Los Angeles’ turn for the torch ... of Olympic sports and emotion with a boisterous, star-studded show in France’s national stadium, handing over hosting duties for the Summer Games ...