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THE PARIS Olympics have made history after creating the first-ever Olympic flame NOT made from fire. Last Friday's opening ceremony saw the flame handled by superstars including Snoop Dogg ...

Visitors and locals gather each night to watch the Olympic Flame rise above Paris suspended by a huge balloon. But what's really in the cauldron? The Olympic flame isn't actually fire. So what is it?

The “fire” beneath the cauldron is in fact 40 electrically-powered LED spotlights and 200 high-pressure misting nozzles, which combine to give a convincing illusion of a traditional flame.

Paris — The Olympic flame will make the final leg of its long journey on Friday to the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine river in the heart of the City of Light. A star-studded cast ...

French judoka Teddy Riner and retired sprinter Marie-Jose Perec lit the Olympic flame Friday. The cauldron took the form of a hot air balloon and lifted off after it was lit. Former soccer star ...

The Olympic torch — specifically, the Olympic flame — is perhaps one of the most sacred traditions of the Olympic Games. It dates back to the 1936 Berlin Olympics, when Carl Diem — secretary ...

Before this year, the Olympic cauldron always sat on the ground ... Lehanneur said it probably wouldn’t be safe to get a real flame up to 200 feet high, because it would require pipes feeding ...

No need to be careful with this flame as it's safe for anyone to touch - AFP/Xia Yifang It was billed as the most revolutionary opening ceremony ever but Friday night’s party in Paris saved its ...