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From sunbeams to Olympic dreams: How a simple mirror creates the legendary Olympic flame
The creation of the Olympic flame involves a timeless ritual that bridges the ancient traditions of…
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Bite-sized tradition: Why do Olympic winners bite their medals?
It's a sight as iconic as the Games themselves: athletes, beaming with pride on the podium, their m…
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The Olympics: A guide to summer and winter games and sports, Olympic history and symbols, and iconic athletes
The Olympic Games are the world's most prestigious international athletic competitions. Here's what…
Samantha Grindell
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France put its own unique spin on the Olympic cauldron — here's why the ceremonial moment is such a big deal for fans
The lighting of the Olympic cauldron is the dramatic end to the journey of the Olympic flame.
Alexandra Bacon
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'I am going to run with a smile': Tsunami survivors carry Olympic flame in Tokyo Games torch relay
Takayuki Ueno, 46, is one of 10,000 torchbearers for the Tokyo Games. He lost his parents and child…
Cheryl Teh
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Disgraced former Olympic Organizing Committee chair wanted a 'pure Japanese man' to light the Olympic flame, not Naomi Osaka, who is half-Japanese, a new report says
A committee staffer said Mori called ex-MLB player Hideki Matsui "a pure Japanese man and a basebal…
Lauren Frias
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Naomi Osaka called lighting the Olympic flame 'greatest athletic achievement' she will ever have after she formally opened the Tokyo Games
The tennis star became the latest athlete honored with the gesture and succeeds Brazilian long-dist…
Sam Cooper
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Japan ends Olympic flame display due to virus
He declined to comment on where the flame will be stored, saying that organisers had no immediate …
PTI
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A women's soccer superstar posted a harrowing video of her team's bus engulfed in flames en route to a game
"We might be late to our game," Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Christine Sinclair posted alongside a T…
Meredith Cash
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The Olympics' artificial snow requires the equivalent of a day's worth of drinking water for 900 million people. Experts say it's the unfortunate future of winter sports.
To make enough Olympic snow, Beijing had to find at least 200 million gallons of extra water in one…
Matthew Loh
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Watch Beijing pull off the first ever underwater Olympic torch relay between two submersible robots
Australia first took the Olympic flame underwater in 2000, but China is the first country to succes…
Julie Gerstein
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Paris' 2024 Olympics logo looks like a 'Karen,' according to critics
As the games in Tokyo are underway, memes about Paris' 2024 Olympics logo are back. This time, Twit…
Maria Noyen
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A multimillion dollar mega fight in women's MMA went up in flames when Amanda Nunes suffered a shock loss
Amanda Nunes suffered an upset loss as big as Ronda Rousey's cataclysmic demise six years ago, ruin…
Alan Dawson
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Senior Japanese official says canceling Olympics is an 'option'
The official made these comments in light of rising COVID cases in Japan. The country is now less t…
Cheryl Teh
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An Olympian's ex-girlfriend joked that she regrets breaking up with him after he won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Games
After triathlete Hayden Wilde won bronze for New Zealand, his ex had a message for him. "I regret b…
Anneta Konstantinides
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Naomi Osaka says her Olympic loss 'sucks more' than most after she failed to medal for host nation Japan
"I definitely feel like there was a lot of pressure for this," Osaka said. "I haven't played in the…
Meredith Cash
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Top tennis star Naomi Osaka suffers shocking defeat and is knocked out of the Tokyo Games
Osaka, who was the gold medal favorite for the women's singles tennis tournament, lost to her Czech…
Cheryl Teh
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Naomi Osaka cruised to victory in her Olympics debut - a promising sign for Japan's superstar after 2 months off the court
Naomi Osaka - representing the host nation at the Tokyo Olympics - had not competed since pulling o…
Meredith Cash
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A South Korean TV station used a picture of the Chernobyl disaster to depict Ukraine during the Olympics Games opening ceremony
South Korean broadcaster MBC also used a photo of civil unrest to represent Haiti during Friday's o…
Barnaby Lane
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A Japanese woman was reportedly arrested for shooting the Olympic torch with a water gun
A video shows Japanese citizen Kayoko Takahashi shooting a water gun at the Olympic torch as it was…