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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 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 ...

SUITA, Osaka Prefecture--The first Olympic torchbearer took off at 9:15 ... The April 13 relay marks 20 days since the torch relay began on March 25 in Fukushima Prefecture. The opening of the ...

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 ...