They have become rather garish, extravagant occasions, the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. They had always been sizable celebrations, replete with no small amount of grandeur, though the 2008 ...

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 ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — A priestess prays to a dead sun god in front of a fallen Greek temple. If the sky is clear, a flame spurts that will burn in Paris throughout the world’s top sporting ...

A priestess prays to a dead sun god in front of a fallen Greek temple. If the sky is clear, a flame spurts that will burn in Paris throughout the world’s top sporting event. Speeches ensue. On Tuesday ...

The Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics featured the lighting of the Olympic cauldron at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium by tennis star Naomi Osaka. The Olympic cauldron was lit by a torch, but the torch ...

The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, will kick off with an elaborate opening ceremony and the traditional lighting of the Olympic cauldron after a lengthy relay that has brought the ...

OLYMPIA, Greece — The torch for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games was lit in a ceremony at ancient Olympia on Tuesday. The lighting signified the home stretch to the seven-year journey for the Paris ...