Is it the same flame from Greece to the games? Here's how the Olympics keep the torch for the relay lit during its journey.

That eternal flame has a whole lot of history—and science—behind it ...

The Olympic flame was lit at the birthplace of the Games in Greece on Tuesday in a ceremony rich with ancient traditions that will launch a torch relay culminating in Paris on July 26. The flame was ...

The Olympic torch relay for the Paris Games began Tuesday at the ancient Olympic site of Olympia, Greece, starting a trek for the Olympic Flame that will last through the July 26 Opening Ceremony.

TOKYO — They’ll light the Olympic torch here Friday at the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympics. Even though COVID-19 restrictions will cause it to take place at a scaled-down event inside a mostly ...

PARISPARIS — The Olympic Torch is lit and the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics is 100 days away. The countdown clock in Paris hit the 100-day mark Tuesday. That came on the same day the torch ...

The torch for 2026's Winter Olympics has been lit in an indoor ceremony in the Greek town of Olympia. The ancient site is located in the south of the country and is the birthplace of the Olympic Games ...

The Olympic flame for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games was lit on Monday in Ancient Olympia, Greece. This event starts the torch relay, which will travel through Italy before the Games open in ...