As clouds threaten ceremony, Greece prepares a backup flame for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Even the gods need a backup plan. Organizers in Ancient Olympia held an emergency rehearsal Monday to light the flame for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games, seizing on a brief break in Greece’s ...
New York Post

Augmented reality project brings Olympics birthplace to life

OLYMPIA, Greece — What would it be like to walk around the ancient religious sanctuary of Olympia when the Olympic Games were held? An unusual partnership between Microsoft and Greece’s Ministry of ...
Nasdaq

Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sport and Microsoft partner to digitally preserve ancient site of Olympia

OLYMPIA, Greece, Nov. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sport and Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced Ancient Olympia: Common Grounds, a new collaboration to digitally ...
The Tribune-Democrat

As clouds threaten ceremony, Greece prepares a backup flame for Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Organizers in Ancient Olympia conducted an emergency lighting of the Olympic flame for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games, ...