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 ...

Fuel pack in the torch developed by Waeco Ltd of Salisbury, now part of Pains Wessex famous for their fireworks.The torch, which bears the official markings of the 1948 games, was used in the ...

Fire was a sacred element to ancient Greeks ... holds the torch during the flame lighting ceremony. Photo: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images Spectators view the Olympics ceremony on April 16.

ATHENS (AP) — The flame that will burn at the Paris Olympics has been formally handed ... April 16 at Olympia in southern Greece, where the ancient games were held for more than 1,000 years.

An Antiques Roadshow guest was clearly taken back when he discovered the real value of an Olympic torch which he ran with during the Olympic Games. The hit BBC series travelled to Pollok Park ...

Winter Olympics - Lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics - Ancient Olympia ... proceeding to run with the torch in one hand and an olive branch in the other ...

Actor Jackie Chan was so excited to carry the Olympic torch atop the Great Wall that he woke up at 4 a.m. on Thursday morning and braved 12-degree weather. Chan was among the torchbearers who carried ...

The presentation of the 12,000-kilometre route took place exactly a year before the flame will be lit in Ancient Olympia, Greece. "The Olympic torch relay is the moment when the Games enter ...

Fuel pack in the torch developed by Waeco Ltd of Salisbury, now part of Pains Wessex famous for their fireworks.The torch, which bears the official markings of the 1948 games, was used in the ...