Paris mayor wants Olympic flame balloon to stay near Louvre after games end
The flame - which is not a flame but an illusion of fire created with lights - has become a fixture of the Paris Olympics.
Fri Aug 09 2024
Snoop Dogg to learn new tricks in Paris Olympics coverage
Snoop Dogg will be among the torchbearers to carry the Olympic flame in its final stretch before the opening ceremony on Friday.
Thu Jul 25 2024
Throngs come out to see BTS singer Jin carry the Olympic flame at the Louvre
The relay will culminate with the lighting of the cauldron in Paris during the opening ceremonies of the Paris Games.
Mon Jul 15 2024
Olympics - China lights Olympic flame in Beijing
Beijing will host the Winter Games from Feb. 4 to Feb. 20, becoming the first city to host both the summer and winter games.
Wed Oct 20 2021
Olympics: Tokyo douses Olympic flame closing pandemic Games
Japan is now saddled with a $15 billion bill, double what it initially expected, and with no tourist boom.
Mon Aug 09 2021
Japan to douse Olympic flame of Games transformed by pandemic and drama
For the host nation, the Olympics fell short of the global triumph and financial blockbuster it once sought.
Sun Aug 08 2021
Olympics: Scandal-hit Tokyo looks to final torchbearer to mend battered image
Tokyo 2020 organisers have the chance to patch up the Games' image when they reveal today who will carry the Olympic flame for the final few steps to light the stadium's cauldron.
Fri Jul 23 2021
Olympic flame to stay a month in Fukushima; next stop unsure
Olympic officials have postponed the Tokyo Games until next year with the opening now set for July 23, 2021.
Wed Apr 01 2020
Olympics: Flame lit for troubled Rio Games
The Olympic flame was lit Thursday in an ancient temple in one country in crisis and solemnly sent off carrying international hopes that Brazil's political paralysis will not taint the Rio Games.
Thu Apr 21 2016