On April 16, a group gathered in Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the games, to kick off the ceremony with a traditional lighting of the Olympic torch. Actress Mary Mina starred as the high ...
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 road to the 2024 Olympics has officially begun. >> Read more trending news The torch for this year’s Olympic games was lit at ancient Olympia, Reuters reported. The lighting signified the ...
ATHENS--Greece's Olympic Committee said it had cancelled the remainder of the Olympic Torch relay through the country on Friday to avoid attracting crowds that could raise the risk of coronavirus ...
(ATR) The torch relay for the 2016 Olympics nears the end of the Greek portion of its journey to Rio de Janeiro. Torchbearers will carry the flame across Greece for seven days, ending with a ...
The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept ...
The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept ...