The Olympic flame that wowed the world at the Paris 2024 opening ceremony in a floating cauldron is not real but in fact 100 per cent electric, organisers have revealed. The 'fake' flame is ...

When Marie-José Pérec and Teddy Riner performed the traditional role of transferring the torch-based flame to the Olympic cauldron there were gasps of delight and applause. A circle of fire ...

Watch as the opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympics comes to an end with the lighting of the Olympic flame and Celine Dion's performance on the Eiffel Tower. Follow the Olympics on BBC Sport.

Overflowing with national pride, the Greek media, seconded by the country’s grandiloquent authorities, don’t miss the opportunity to present this veritable re-enactment of a Nazi ceremony, namely the ...

Gabriela Bhaskar for The New York Times It flickers like a fire, but the “flame” resting in the enormous cauldron comprises 40 LED spotlights and 200 misting nozzles and is tethered to what ...

The idea for the Olympic flame has its roots in ancient Greece, where a sacred fire was kept burning throughout the Ancient Olympics in deference to "the gods." A symbolic fire was introduced in 1928 ...

The AP team in Athens went above and beyond across formats to get exclusive access to the behind-the-scenes operation of lighting the Olympic flame, producing excellent work for both traditional and ...