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 ...
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Praying for the sun: What to know about the flame-lighting ceremony for the Winter Olympics
At a temple in Ancient Olympia, a flame is drawn from the sun to begin its journey to the Winter Games. The choreographed ...
Plenty of traditions will take place before the 2024 Olympics get underway. None, though, are as symbolic as lighting the Olympic cauldron. Every two years, host nations put on an immersive ceremony ...
ATHENS, Greece — Demonstrators disrupted the lighting of the Olympic torch in Greece yesterday, heralding a summer of protest aimed at the most controversial games in two decades. As the elaborate ...
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka had the honor of lighting the Olympic cauldron during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Games on Friday. Osaka, a native of Japan, a four-time major champion and the ...
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