The story of the marathon begins in the rugged hills of ancient Greece, where long-distance running was not a pastime but a ...

The Olympic flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games was ignited at the birthplace of the Games in Ancient Olympia, in ...

The Olympic flame began its journey indoors in Ancient Olympia, Greece, after severe storms disrupted the traditional outdoor ...

The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games after bad weather forced officials to ...

High Priestess Mary Mina, left, lights a torch from the Olympic flame during the flame lighting ceremony for the Milan ...

The relay will last 63 days and cover 12,000 kilometres. The route includes all 20 regions and 110 provinces. It will end in Milan at the Opening Ceremony on February 6, 2026.

Due to poor weather conditions, the ceremony was for the first time moved inside - to the Archaeological Museum ...

The Olympic flame for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games will be lit at Ancient Olympia, continuing a tradition that uses ...

New International Olympic Committee chief Kirsty Coventry fought back tears on Wednesday as she urged nations to come ...

Ancient Greeks prepared Roman gladiators for violent contests, although these were quite different from the Olympics the ...

Organizers also relied on a backup flame for the 2024 Paris Games. This year, after a brief tour of Greece, the flame will ...