The Olympic flame that wowed the world at the Paris 2024 opening ceremony in a floating cauldron is not real but in fact 100 per cent electric, organisers have revealed. The 'fake' flame is ...

Associated Press Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 12:50 p.m. | Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 12:50 p.m. MARSEILLE, France — The Olympic flame is going for a sail. Instead of arriving ...

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 ...

April 17, 2024 The Olympic flame being lit in Athens in 2017 for the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Photo: vverve/Depositphotos With 100 days to go until the opening ceremony in Paris, the ...

The design allowed the flame to burn for 15 minutes, giving enough time for the run and the handover before it burned out. The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a symbol of the Olympic Games.

The Olympic flame was lit in Greece on March 12 and arrived in Japan on Friday. The plan has long been for it to travel across the country, starting in Fukushima on Thursday.