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 1988 Winter Olympic torch is considered one of the most rare due to how few, less than 150, were made. Of those few, one owned by Edmonton resident Richard Korbyl is even more rare as it is ...

The torch also bears the markings for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. This is the prototype of the final design and was used by Paines Fireworks to come up with a safe, portable and smokeless fuel ...