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 ...

But for my generation the Olympic flame represented a strong hope for peace and a determination that we won't ever go to war again." The last runner in the 1964 torch relay was Sakai Yoshinori ...

The Olympic flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games will pass through all 110 provinces in Italy on a 63-day journey before the cauldron is lit. Organizers announced the route for the torch relay ...

Stefanos Ntouskos 🇬🇷 hands the flame to Laure Manaudou 🇫🇷, an Olympic champion swimmer. On May 8, the torch will begin its journey from Marseille until it reaches Paris on July 26 to ...