The festivities took place along a stretch of the Seine River rather than in an Olympic stadium ... retired sprinter Marie-Jose Perec lit the Olympic flame Friday. The cauldron took the form ...

The Olympic flame relay has its genesis in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, when secretary general Carl Diem suggested a flame lit in Greece make its way to Germany. Note: Some components of ...

April 17, 2024 The Olympic flame being ... The lighting of the flame in Athens also marks the first stage of the torch relay, but that component was added by the Nazis for the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.

According to tradition, the flame will be lit by the sun’s ... the Marseille marina — where Olympic sailing competitions will be based — and the Marseille stadium hosting Olympic soccer ...

Moments after the flame was extinguished in the Olympic Stadium a volley of multi-colored fireworks lit up the night sky about the Olympic Stadium where athletes were already heading for the exits.

The NFL announced its first regular season game of 2025 will be played at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. The NFL has held regular season games in Munich and Frankfurt since 2022 ...

The NFL is set to bring a regular-season game to Berlin's Olympic Stadium in 2025, marking the league's third German city to host a game. This move expands the NFL's International Series and ...

VERONA, Italy (AP) — The Olympic flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games will pass through all 110 provinces in Italy on a 63-day journey before the cauldron is lit. Organizers announced the ...