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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…
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
The Olympics are getting a luxury makeover this year
The Paris Olympics are attracting brands like Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Armani at a make-or-break ti…
Madeline Berg,Ashley Rodriguez
ArcelorMittal showcases low-carbon steel tie-up with Paris Olympics 2024
The Paris Olympics 2024 is also setting a new milestone by reusing the Torches for the first time, …
PTI
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
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
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
Facing accusations of genocide, China says it chose a Uyghur athlete to help light the Olympic torch
The move comes as China faces scrutiny from international rights groups over accusations of human r…
Jake Epstein
India joins Olympic diplomatic boycott after Chinese solider injured in a deadly fight with Indian troops participates in torch relay
India now joins the US, Australia, Britain, and Canada in a diplomatic boycott of the games.
Brent D. Griffiths
The US figure skating team were offered torches as a placeholder instead of silver medals as they wait to find out if Kamila Valieva will be disqualified
The IOC has delayed all medal ceremonies for events in which Kamila Valieva has or will finish in t…
Barnaby Lane
An unexpected move enabled one of softball's greats to 'pass the torch' before hanging up her cleats for good
Insider spoke to Cat Osterman about her her impending retirement from softball and leaving the game…
Meredith Cash
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…
Jackson Thompson
The player responsible for the USWNT's 2016 Olympic meltdown has once again torched the Americans on the world stage
The 25-year-old striker scored the first two goals in Sweden's 3-0 upset of the top-ranked US women…
Meredith Cash
'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
Eerie photos of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay show just how different this year's Games will be to pre-pandemic predecessors
The Tokyo Olympics torch relay started on Thursday.Getty/Takashi Aoyama
Barnaby Lane
The world's oldest person pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics torch relay over fears she'd bring COVID-19 back to her nursing home
Kane Tanaka, 118, and her family "were concerned about spreading the virus at the nursing home," an…
Sinéad Baker
Nancy Pelosi warns Team USA athletes to focus on Olympic competition and avoid angering the 'ruthless' Chinese government
"I know there is a temptation on the part of some to speak out while they are there. I respect that…
Cheryl Teh
Beijing says the cost of hosting the 2022 Winter Games is among the cheapest ever at $3.9 billion. But the real cost might more than $38.5 billion, 10 times the reported amount.
China says its 2022 Winter Games are the least expensive in two decades, but the real sum of hostin…
Cheryl Teh,Joel Stonington
Sony Sports has embarked on a mission to popularize the athletes participating in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and to make them household names: Rajesh Kaul of SPN
There has been a high interest to watch Athletics and Gymnastics
The Olympic sports that burn the most - and least - calories
Calorie burn covers intensity, duration, body size, and metabolism. Of the summer sports, marathone…