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 ...
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 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 ...
After 12 days at sea, the Olympic flame has arrived in France from Greece. Tens of thousands of onlookers were on hand at the ...
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 ...
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 ...