Two weeks after The Nation published the story of an ex-marathoner and Olympic torchbearer, who now works as construction worker at building sites in Lagos, Rasheed Babatunde Liasu Osoba, a monumental ...

On the last day of the 2026 Winter Olympics, a former torchbearer stopped by a local antique storefront to share her story. The last Olympic torches made in Erie were for the 2002 Winter Olympics in ...

For decades, running has been part of Julian Earls’ routine — dozens of marathons over the years, and even now, five miles at a time on the treadmill. In 2001, Earls — then deputy director at NASA ...

The torch has been passed to two new flag bearers. “Being chosen to represent the United States on the world stage is a tremendous honor,” Erin, 33, said in a Feb. 3 statement released by the U.S.

The usual sense of anticipation built up just before the final torch bearer was unveiled at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, and then as the cameras swung around, all was revealed—yes, it ...

Muhammad Ali provided an iconic torch-lighting, Celine Dion performed and, on July 19, 1996, Atlanta was the center of the ...

Olympic swimming champion Gregorio Paltrinieri and fellow Summer athletes started the torch relay for the Milan Cortina ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics have begun. The Milan Cortina Games’ opening ceremony kicked off Friday night in Milan’s San Siro stadium, with simultaneous ceremonies in three other locations: Cortina ...

WASHINGTON — The Tongan flag bearer who first went viral nearly a decade ago for his shirtless appearance at the Olympics is back for 2026. But this time, he bundled up for the weather. During ...