The torch design is further inspired by the Heilongjiang River that flows through Heilongjiang province. Zhang Junhai, the designer of the torch and an industrial design teacher from University of ...
The torch design aligns with Paris’s 2024 goal to halve the environmental impact compared to previous Olympic Games. The recycled scrap material helps to reduce the carbon footprint significantly. In ...
The whereabouts of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic torch meant to be on display at an Athenian Olympics museum remains a mystery. And our resident Greek reporter is on the case. Subtle enough to the ...
The torch also bears the markings for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. This is the prototype of the final design and was used by Paines Fireworks to come up with a safe, portable and smokeless fuel ...
The torch also bears the markings for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. This is the prototype of the final design and was used by Paines Fireworks to come up with a safe, portable and smokeless fuel ...
A pupil's Olympic-style torch design will be made into a life-sized model after she won a competition. Hester, from Finham Park Academy, Coventry, was one of more than 2,000 children who entered ...
An Antiques Roadshow guest gasped at how much his Olympic torch from the 1980s was really worth. A trip to Pollok Park, Glasgow, unearthed more than just old trinkets when a former journalist, Gavin ...
Per tradition, the torch was lit on April 15 in Olympia, Greece, honoring the historical birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games, which date back to 776 BC. Once lit, 600 torchbearers carried the ...