The Olympic flame that wowed the world at the Paris 2024 opening ceremony in a floating cauldron is not real but in fact 100 per cent electric, organisers have revealed. The 'fake' flame is ...

When Marie-José Pérec and Teddy Riner performed the traditional role of transferring the torch-based flame to the Olympic cauldron there were gasps of delight and applause. A circle of fire ...

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 ...

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.

Overflowing with national pride, the Greek media, seconded by the country’s grandiloquent authorities, don’t miss the opportunity to present this veritable re-enactment of a Nazi ceremony, namely the ...

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 ...

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 Paris Games are over, the Olympic flame that hung suspended in a cauldron above the Jardins de Tuileries extinguished, and the Olympic flag handed over to Los Angeles for the 2028 Games ...

Preparations to host the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are underway and the city welcomed officials from Paris this week to find ...

Orlando is also aiming to be a host city for the men's and women's Rugby World Cups in 2031 and 2033, Jason Siegel, CEO of the Greater Orlando Sports Commission, told Reuters in an interview at the ...

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 ...

Pharrell Williams have officially launched their latest collaborative sneaker, the Adizero Adios Pro Evo 1 in the new “Earth” ...