More than 12,000 ran with the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic flame, while the London 2012 summer Olympics had more than 8,000 torch bearers.
(ATR) The Vancouver 2010 flame crosses into the Canadian province of Ontario on Day 43 of the Olympic torch relay. Yesterday highlights include the torch reaching Quebec’s largest city ...
The Olympic Flame was delivered to Russia by a delegation headed by Dmitry Kozak, Russian Federation Government Deputy of the Chairman, Dmitry Chernyshenko, Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee ...
Contrast this to the Chinese government taking the Olympic flame to the summit of Everest. The protests around the Olympic flame in London, among other places, have drawn attention to the ...
OLYMPIC-style 50p coins released over a decade ago could now be worth over £60. The Royal Mint unveiled 29 new coins in 2011 to commemorate the 2012 Olympics held in London. But more than 10 ...
Dick Fosbury, an Olympic gold medalist high jumper known for revamping the technical discipline of the sport, died Sunday, his publicist said. He was 76. Fosbury died after a recurrence of ...
Bob Richards, a two-time Olympic pole vault gold medalist who also became an ordained minister, has died The Rev. Bob Richards of the US team eases over the bar to set a new record for the ...
The Olympic flame lighting ceremony will be held on Thursday, March 12, and will burn at the July 24 - Aug. 9 Tokyo 2020 Olympics. AP Photo Established as an Anglo-Indian village in 1800s ...
Kevin J. Freeman, a three-time Olympic medalist in equestrian and a member of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame, died March 10 at age 81. Freeman was a member of the United States equestrian team at ...
PARIS (AP) — Organizers of next year's Paris Olympics promised relatively modest prices and egalitarian access to events, thanks to an online system meant to revolutionize ticket sales and bring ...
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Every four years, the world watches on as the next host country of the Olympic Games is announced. The anticipation surrounding that announcement is closely followed by the reveal of the design ...
