The 101-day domestic torch relay begins on November 1 when the Olympic Flame - lit in Greece on October 24 - arrives in Incheon, Korea. (ATR) The Rio 2016 Olympic Torch relay begins Thursday ...

Swimming has long been a sport defined by legacies, with athletes consistently motivating the next generation of stars.

In Rio on Friday night, Gustavo Kuerten got the immense honor of carrying the Olympic torch into the opening ceremony. He jogged, he laughed, he waved and he twirled like the proudest Brazilian of ...

In 2018 the number of persons with disabilities in employment was 49 per cent higher than it was in 2009 when Rio won the right to stage the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic ... The Rio 2016 Paralympic ...

Nissan Brazil, one of the three presenting partners of the Rio 2016 Olympics Torch Relay, selected the six runners in an employee contest among the 1800 workers at the plant. While the plant’s ...

The Rio pick aimed to affirm a happy narrative ... participated in an event with the Olympic torch. But shortly after the event, the animal escaped its handlers and had to be shot with a tranquilizer.

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 ...

The 2016 Olympic Games run from Aug. 5 through Aug. 21 in Rio de Janeiro. Throughout, we will be chronicling the latest news and more from our reporters in Rio and Washington. Share on Facebook ...

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Just like a fire flickering on an Olympic torch, this sky-high duplex sits on the top floor of this luxe building in N.Y.C. And it’s a fitting image: The penthouse has interiors by Mathieu ...

Greek actor playing the role of the High Priestess Mary Mina (2R) stands in front of the Olympic ... [+] Cauldron with a torch as Priestesses perform a dance during the handover ceremony of the ...