The tradition of lighting the torch and passing it along en route to the location of that year’s games originated in 1936 at the Berlin Olympics, and is attributed to Carl Diem, who was on an ...

The torch that will be used in the Paris Olympic and Paralympic relays was unveiled on the eve of the one-year-out date for the 2024 Olympics. Designer Mathieu Lehanneur, production partner ...

Then, once the Olympic torch arrives at the host country, the 68-day long Olympic torch relay begins. For the 2024 Paris Olympics, the torch relay began in Marseille, roughly eight hours south of ...

Smooth, sleek and chic is the look for the next Olympic torch. Unveiling his creation in Paris on Tuesday, French designer Mathieu Lehanneur said he drew inspiration from three themes of next year ...

PARIS, July 25 (Reuters) - The design of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic torch was unveiled on Tuesday, imitating the reflection of the Eiffel Tower on the ruffled surface of the Seine river ...

Then, once the Olympic torch arrives at the host country, the 68-day long Olympic torch relay begins. For the 2024 Paris Olympics, the torch relay began in Marseille, roughly eight hours south of ...

The cauldron is lit by torch bearers Marie-Jose Perec and Teddy Riner in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26.

Paris 2024 has recently revealed most of the 11,000 torchbearers who will be participating in the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays throughout France.

In all, 11,000 people — 10,000 for the Olympics and 1,000 for the Paralympics — will carry 2,000 torches. In past Games, there was a torch for each torchbearer.