The Rio 2016 Olympic Torch relay begins Thursday with the traditional lighting of the flame at the site where the Games began nearly 3,000 years ago. Townspeople were already feeling a flicker of ...

This year, the torch was transported to the host country ... be sure to follow Business Insider on Microsoft Start. The lighting of the Olympic cauldron symbolizes the opening of the Olympic ...

The AP team in Athens went above and beyond across formats to get exclusive access to the behind-the-scenes operation of lighting the Olympic flame, producing excellent work for both traditional and ...

Greek actress Mary Mina will play the role of the High Priestess that will use a parabolic polished mirror at the Temple of Hera to make sun rays light the Olympic torch. Gideon van Meijeren noted ...

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 route for the torch relay ...