In Lausanne, the flame was received by IOC President Thomas Bach and Rio 2016 Carlos Nuzman in a ceremony at the Olympic Museum. Swiss rower Barnabé Delarze along with seven other rowers from the ...

The Olympic flame is set to burn in the Tuileries Garden in front of the Louvre museum for the duration of the Paris Games in July and August, a source involved in the discussions told AFP.

The idea for the Olympic flame has its roots in ancient Greece, where a sacred fire was kept burning throughout the Ancient Olympics in deference to "the gods." A symbolic fire was introduced in 1928 ...

The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a symbol of the ... unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC or the British Museum. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external ...

Winter Olympics - Flame handover ceremony in Athens for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics - Panathenaic Stadium, Athens, Greece - October 19, 2021 President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Spyros ...

The flame for the London 2012 torch relay has arrived in the UK from Greece The 70-day, 8,000-mile Olympic torch relay starts at Land's End on Saturday morning The opening ceremony of the London ...

April 17, 2024 The Olympic flame being lit in Athens in 2017 for the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Photo: vverve/Depositphotos With 100 days to go until the opening ceremony in Paris, the ...

The Archaeological Site The archaeological site of Olympia is a treasure trove of ancient wonders. Walking through the ruins, ...