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 ...

it seems like it’d be safe to assume that each color featured in the Olympic rings would stand for something specific, like a continent. But in reality, that’s not the case at all. Coubertin ...

gold and blue color scheme of the Mongolian flag. Vests are emblazoned with the country's national symbol, the Soyombo, as well as the Olympic torch and rings. "They just won the Olympics before ...

The Spanish tennis player didn't know he was going to be a torch bearer at the Opening Ceremony until about 10 minutes before. Rafael Nadal holds the Olympic torch during the Opening Ceremony for ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept ...

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 ...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organising Committee President Seiko Hashimoto presents the torch of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to Paris 2024 Olympics Organising Committee President Tony Estanguet ...

The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept ...