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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 ...

It was billed as the most revolutionary opening ceremony ever but Friday night’s party in Paris saved its most astounding feat for last: an environmentally-sound Olympic water-based ‘flame ...

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 ...

That’s why Olympic planners always keep a secret weapon on hand — backup flames! The initial flame is lit in Olympia, Greece. It is used to light the torch of the first runner and the relay ...

The Olympic cauldron for these Games is "a tribute to the first flight in a hydrogen-filled gas balloon," which was invented in-part by French physicist Jacques Charles. The ring of flames is seven ...

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.

Associated Press Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 12:50 p.m. | Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 12:50 p.m. MARSEILLE, France — The Olympic flame is going for a sail. Instead of arriving ...

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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 ...

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