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 ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece--Even without the help of Apollo, the flame that is to burn at the Paris Olympics was kindled ... uses the sun to ignite a silver torch — after offering up a symbolic ...

On Tuesday, the flame for this summer’s Paris Olympics will be lit at ... An actress playing an ancient Greek priestess holds a silver torch containing highly combustible materials over a ...

Twenty-four athletes would wind up with a temporary hold on the torch, with the final job going to ... The idea for the Olympic flame has its roots in ancient Greece, where a sacred fire was kept ...

Fuel pack in the torch developed by Waeco Ltd of Salisbury, now part of Pains Wessex famous for their fireworks.The torch, which bears the official markings of the 1948 games, was used in the ...

An Antiques Roadshow guest was clearly taken back when he discovered the real value of an Olympic torch which he ran with ... travelled from Olympia in Greece where the procession started and ...

The modern Olympic torch was first used at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. Inspired by ancient Greece, the torch relay ...

(ATR) Ancient Olympia prepares for its biennial moment in the sun. The Rio 2016 Olympic Torch relay begins Thursday ... Lampposts were festooned with the Greek and Brazilian flags, plus occasional ...