ATHENS--Greece's Olympic Committee said it had cancelled the remainder of the Olympic Torch relay through the country on Friday to avoid attracting crowds that could raise the risk of coronavirus ...

(ATR) The Greek leg of the 2018 Torch Relay is ... Watch a video from the second day of the torch relay from the Olympic Channel hereand the Hellenic Olympic Committee below: Utah Olympic Legacy ...

The torch harks back to the ancient Olympics, when a sacred flame burned throughout the Games. The tradition was revived in 1936 for the Berlin Games. The first relay runner will be Greece's 2020 ...

The Olympic torch has begun its mega journey to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Greek actress Mary Mina, playing the role of a high priestess, lit the flame in a dramatic ceremony in ancient Olympia ...

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. "We are currently ...

The presentation of the 12,000-kilometer (7,455-mile) route took place exactly a year before the flame will be lit in Ancient Olympia, Greece. “The Olympic torch relay is the moment when the ...

The modern Olympic torch was first used at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. Inspired by ancient Greece, the torch relay signals the start of the Olympic Games, with an objective of spreading peace ...

As part of our countdown to 2025, WYDaily is revisiting its most-read and favorite stories of the year. Reporter Megan Roche ...