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 ...

The torch will continue its journey in northern France and through the Paris region before heading back to the French capital. The Olympic cauldron ... to reach the lofty standard he has set ...

Snoop Dogg will carry the Olympic torch in the final stages of the relay when it passes through the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis on Friday. The American rapper, whose decades of hits include What ...

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 ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Olympic torch will take a serpentine 65-day course through America beginning a year from Monday, going through 46 states by the time it arrives in Salt Lake City for the ...

The Paralympic torch which began its journey to France at the weekend is identical to the Olympic torch for the first time ever — and here’s why. Traditionally, each torch has design ...

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 carrying of the torch symbolizes “peace and friendship among nations since antiquity,” according to The International Olympic Committee. Snoop will have a very active presence at the Paris ...

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 ...

The start of the 2024 Paris Olympics is at the end of this week, but its first official event — the torch relay — has already begun. In fact, it’s been underway for a while now. The 88-year ...

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 ...

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 ...