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Rio 2016: Brazil Welcomes Olympic Flame

Brazil has welcomed the Olympic flame for the start of a torch relay that will culminate with the opening of…

9 years ago

Rio 2016: Olympic Flame Handed over to Brazilian Authorities

Greece handed over the Olympic flame to the Brazilian authorities during a ceremony in Athens. The Olympic torch will arrive…

9 years ago

Rio 2016: Olympic Torch Lighting Ceremony Held in Greece

The Olympic torch for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro has been lit in southern Greece. Actress Katerina Lehou…

9 years ago

Olympic flame goes into space ahead of Sochi Winter Games

Russia has sent the Olympic torch into space ahead of the Sochi Winter Games. A Soyuz rocket is delivering the…

11 years ago

Olympic flame reaches North Pole ahead of Sochi Winter Games

The Olympic flame has arrived to the North Pole aboard a Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker, the Sochi Winter Games organizers say.…

11 years ago

Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics: Torch relay launched by Vladimir Putin in Moscow ceremony

Vladimir Putin has taken part in a ceremony in Moscow to launch the torch relay for 2014 Winter Olympics in…

11 years ago

London 2012 Closing Ceremony: grand finale brings Olympic Games to end

London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony has started with a performance charting a journey through a day in the life of…

12 years ago

London Olympics opening ceremony programme

London Olympics opening ceremony is just hours away after seven years of preparations. The three-hour spectacle in the Olympic Stadium…

12 years ago

Olympics 2012: torchbearer David State proposes to girlfriend during Olympic torch relay

A torchbearer has proposed to his eight-month pregnant girlfriend during day 31 of the Olympic torch relay from Middlesbrough to…

12 years ago

Olympics 2012: Olympic flame handed over to UK in Athens ceremony

London Olympic Games organizers have received the Olympic flame at a handover ceremony beneath a rainbow in Athens, Greece. The…

13 years ago