It is not uncommon for the Olympic flame to be accidentally or deliberately extinguished during the course of the torch relay ...

Two weeks after French star swimmer Léon Marchand extinguished the Olympic flame to close the Paris Olympics, the spotlight is now on its Paralympic counterpart. British Paralympians Helene ...

Abhinav Bindra, the Beijing Olympics gold medallist, expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympic Torch Relay. Being a part of this prestigious event has ...

The Spanish tennis legend took the flame ... on the torch, with the final job going to Riner and Perec. So who are they? Who are Teddy Riner and Marie-Jo Perec? Guadeloupe-born Teddy Riner, 35, has ...

More than two months after the Olympic flame was first lit in Greece — after which it crossed the ocean to be relayed all over France — the Doggfather transported his torch through a stretch ...

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 ...

A man celebrating being given the right to remain in the UK after a 19-year wait now hopes to carry the Olympic torch in Paris next ... have carried the Olympic flame in the city last Saturday.

Torch relay: The flame then embarks on its journey, travelling across Greece before being delivered to the host city of the upcoming Olympic Games. This relay serves as a living link between the ...

Two weeks after French star swimmer Léon Marchand extinguished the Olympic flame to close ... Gregor Ewan holds the Paralympic Torch during the flame lighting ceremony in Stoke Mandeville ...

The Paris Paralympics flame is arriving. It will be lit on Saturday in the British village of Stoke Mandeville, widely ...