An Antiques Roadshow guest was stunned at the whopping figure given to an Olympic torch he has held onto for the past 37 years ...

But one of them was definitely not an Olympic torch. I wonder if you can tell us how you came ... If we look at the actual object itself, it’s a really lovely piece of design.' He explained the reason ...

Symbolising the Paris 2024 commitment to equality, the torch’s symmetrical design showcases this idea. For the first time, both the Paralympic and Olympic Games have the same design, representing a ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

He is a team leader for the Law Enforcement Torch Run, which will lead up to the 2025 Special Olympics Winter World Games March 8-15 in Turin, Italy. The Algonquin chief is among 86 police ...