See who lit the Olympic torch in 2021 and kicked off the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. Plus, learn the fascinating history of the Olympic flame ceremony.

The Olympic flame-lighting ceremony has roots in ancient Greece and connects modern Olympic Games to their origin. The flame for the Paris games was lit on April 16, 2024.

In a meticulously choreographed ceremony on Tuesday, the flame for this summer’s Paris Olympics will be lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games in southern Greece ...

The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia in a traditional ceremony on Tuesday, marking the final stretch of the seven-year preparations for the Games' start on July 26.

On Thursday, the Olympic flame was lit at Olympia, Greece, kicking off the Olympic torch relay. ADVERTISEMENT But just a day later, the passing of the torch came to an abrupt halt.

Instead of the usual cauldron lighting, the torch was placed at the center of a snowflake made of placards used to introduce the athletes.

Over the course of four-day torch relay from Aug. 25 to 28, some 1,000 Forerunners will have carried the Paralympic flame to 50 cities throughout France. The relay started on Aug. 25 in Stoke ...

The torch relay for the 2016 Summer Games began Thursday with a ceremonial lighting of the flame in Greece. With officials gathered at the ruins of ancient Olympia, the president of the ...

Col. Thibault Vallette, of the Cadre Noir de Saumur, carries the Olympic torch during the Bastille Day parade Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Paris. The Olympic flame is lighting up the city's grandiose ...

See who lit the Olympic torch in 2021 and kicked off the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. Plus, learn the fascinating history of the Olympic flame ceremony.

See who lit the Olympic torch in 2021 and kicked off the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. Plus, learn the fascinating history of the Olympic flame ceremony.