ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece -- The head of Beijing's Olympic committee had just started his speech. The high priestesses in flowing robes were waiting to start the ancient ceremony to kindle the Olympic ...
The Olympic flame has arrived in Beijing amid calls from critics for a boycott of the Winter Games, which are set to be staged in February. The flame was received by Beijing's Communist Party ...
In a move filled with political symbolism, China chose an athlete with Uyghur heritage to light the Olympic flame at the Opening Ceremony for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The move comes as ...
The Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics featured the lighting of the Olympic cauldron at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium by tennis star Naomi Osaka. The Olympic cauldron was lit by a torch, but the torch ...
Two weeks after French star swimmer Léon Marchand extinguished the Olympic flame to close the Paris Olympics, the spotlight is now on its Paralympic counterpart. British Paralympians Helene Raynsford ...
*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Associated Press Mar 25, 2021 Mar 25, 2021 0 The Olympic flame has played a big part in the Games for nearly a century. A look at ...
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