France chose a few select athletes to receive the Olympic torch and light the cauldron, marking the unofficial start of the games. Here's a look at who lit the Olympic cauldron and a history of ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 former Spanish tennis player last week received a historic gift from the International Olympic Committee: the torch with ...

The Spanish tennis player didn't know he was going to be a torch bearer at the Opening Ceremony until about 10 minutes before. Rafael Nadal holds the Olympic torch during the Opening Ceremony for ...

He lit the Olympic torch plate, which will be transported to the National Stadium for the Opening Ceremony. “Athletes’ dreams and efforts are connected to the 2020 Tokyo Games,” Tokyo ...

Chengdu, named Zhumeng (lit: Bamboo Dream in Chinese) Photo: VCG. The torch for The World Games (TWG) 2025 Chengdu, named Zhumeng (lit: Ba ...

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 ...

The Northern California Special Olympic torch was stolen on New Year’s Day ... off next Tuesday with The Eternal Flame of Hope being lit in Athens, Greece, the original home of the modern ...