The torch was lit in a traditional ceremony honoring the Olympic games' roots in Ancient Olympia Julia Moore is a TV writer-reporter at PEOPLE. A graduate of Northwestern University, she has been ...

Twenty-four athletes would wind up with a temporary hold on the torch ... surrounding community. The Olympic flame relay has its genesis in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, when secretary general Carl ...

Read more trending news The torch for this year’s Olympic games was lit at ancient Olympia, Reuters reported. The lighting signified the home stretch to the seven-year journey for the Paris ...

Per tradition, the torch was lit on April 15 in Olympia, Greece, honoring the historical birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games, which date back to 776 BC. Once lit, 600 torchbearers carried the ...

The torch will be lit on Feb. 25 and be accompanied by eight Special Olympics athletes, 81 law enforcement officers and 17 logistics volunteers. Lewis said the opportunity to carry the torch is an ...

Greek actress Mary Miná was responsible for lighting the Olympic flame. Paris 2024 credit. Less than three months before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Olympic flame was ignited ...

The torch was lit in a traditional ceremony honoring the Olympic games' roots in Ancient Olympia The countdown to the 2024 Olympics has officially begun. On April 16, a group gathered in Olympia ...