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 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 ...

The Organising Committee of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 revealed its Olympic torch design today during an event marking one year to go until the Games begin. (Beijing 2022)The torch was ...

Olympic history goes back nearly 2,800 years, and a big part of that history is the Olympic torch. How bright is your Olympic torch knowledge? Take this quiz to find out What information do we ...

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 ...

Thakur said, “We fear diseases might spread in the future. There are inadequate medical facilities in Pithampur.” Several women also joined the torch rally, where tractors were also used. On ...

The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee has announced that the Cauldron at the Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games will be lit using the Torch that travelled to outer space ...

its inaugural Torch Relay in conjunction with Merdeka across Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Negri Sembilan and here, successfully. With 112 torch relayers and 2400 participants joining hands in relaying ...

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 ...

The procession, which began at around 7:20pm from Dhaka University’s TSC, passed through VC Chattar, Hall Para, the Arts Building, the Central Library, and Shahbagh before concluding with a brief ...