receives the flame from Greek actress Mary Mina. Photo: Socrates Baltagiannis/Getty Images Go deeper: No more COVID bans: Free condoms in abundance at Paris Olympics ...

The Olympic flame’s journey wouldn’t have been complete without a few spots in France’s sports meccas, including the Simonne-Mathieu court at Roland-Garros and Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium. The torch ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A torchbearer carries the Olympic flame over a building along the Seine River in Paris, France, during the ...

“one of the main symbols of the games,” according to Paris organizing chief Tony Estanguet. 🔥 The Olympic Flame is lit... and it's in the form of a hot-air balloon. It’s a spectacular sight.

Teddy Riner and Marie-Jose Perec joined the exclusive list of people to light an Olympic ... boiler in Paris on Friday. It looked as if Zinedine Zidane would light it, but he handed it off to Rafael ...

April 17, 2024 The Olympic flame being lit in Athens in 2017 for the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Photo: vverve/Depositphotos With 100 days to go until the opening ceremony in Paris, the ...

The ceremonial lighting of the Olympic flame for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris took place in Ancient Olympia on April 16. That day, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, President of ...