The Standard's journalism is supported by our ... Torchbearer Julien Segui (L) passes the flame to a torchbearer as he holds the Olympic torch next to dancers from the Moulin Rouge cabaret during ...

There perhaps is not a more symbolic and equally visible item at the Olympic Games than the Olympic torch. Every four years as the Olympics commence, this shining and uniquely designed piece of ...

The chalice-shaped top became an inspiration for several Olympic torch designs to follow. Notably, there were three different kinds of torch made. The original design was a standard solid fuel powered ...

The Olympic Torch Relay is one of the most important parts of the Olympics Games. The Olympic flame is a reflection of the mankind’s positive values and his association with fire. The Olympic ...

It's unclear if the mysterious torch bearer is the final person who will light the Olympic cauldron, or simply the person who will deliver the torch to someone else. Toward the end of the ceremony ...

The K-pop star will take part in the Olympic Torch Relay "to spread the message of 'harmony' and 'peace,'" according to a press release. It is unclear when the singer, who recently finished his ...

The torch relay is one of the most exciting parts of the opening ceremony of the Olympics, and keeping that flame alive through rain, snow and wind is no small feat. The world tuned in to watch the ...

The “Essential” torch designed for the upcoming Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Ratti designed the torch with the ultimate goal of putting the focus on the flame ...

curiosity has once again risen on the history of the Olympic torch and its meaning to the Summer Games. It dates back to the 1936 Berlin Olympics, when Carl Diem — secretary general of the ...