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 ...

Read more trending news The torch for this year’s Olympic games was lit at ancient Olympia, Reuters reported. The lighting signified the home stretch to the seven-year journey for the Paris ...

Twenty-four athletes would wind up with a temporary hold on the torch, with the final job going to ... The idea for the Olympic flame has its roots in ancient Greece, where a sacred fire was kept ...

Fuel pack in the torch developed by Waeco Ltd of Salisbury, now part of Pains Wessex famous for their fireworks.The torch, which bears the official markings of the 1948 games, was used in the ...

(ATR) Ancient Olympia prepares for its biennial moment in the sun. The Rio 2016 Olympic Torch relay begins Thursday with the traditional lighting of the flame at the site where the Games began ...

“The foundation for the ancient Olympic Games to take place in peace ... setting off on a flame exhibition tour. The traditional torch relay in Greece has been cancelled because of coronavirus ...

The torch was lit in a traditional ceremony honoring the Olympic games' roots in Ancient Olympia The countdown to the 2024 Olympics has officially begun. On April 16, a group gathered in Olympia ...

Fuel pack in the torch developed by Waeco Ltd of Salisbury, now part of Pains Wessex famous for their fireworks.The torch, which bears the official markings of the 1948 games, was used in the ...