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 ...

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 ...

Since the distressing video was posted on social media, Spain's National Police have launched an investigation into whether the damage to 20 rental cars was indeed the work of activists.

Olympics organizers have decided that Fukushima will play host to the start of the Olympic torch relay next March. The torch will be carried for three days through towns across the prefecture.

He will want to shove victory down people's throats Follow England vs Spain - Euro 2024 final: Three Lions news is 'leaked' Arsenal and France legend Thierry Henry carried the Olympic torch ...

Spain came in just 0.9 seconds later, narrowly missing out on gold, but still celebrating their Olympic qualification. The podium was completed by the Swiss pair of Marianne Fatton and Robin ...

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 ...

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 ...

Theresa Zabell, two times olympic gold, in her Madrid office / SEBASTIÁN FEST And although in Spain people still remember the “relaxing cup of café con leche” with which the then mayor of ...