The Olympic flame is lit at Olympia, Greece, several months before the Olympic Games. This ceremony starts the Olympic torch relay, which formally ends with the lighting of the Olympic …

Japanese runner Yoshinori Sakai was born in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the day the city was destroyed by an atomic bomb. He symbolized the rebirth of Japan after the Second World War …

2024年7月26日 · French judoka Teddy Riner and retired sprinter Marie-Jose Perec lit the Olympic flame Friday. The cauldron took the form of a hot air balloon and lifted off after it was lit.

2021年4月5日 · Australia's Ron Clarke, who lit the flame at the Melbourne Opening Ceremony, went on to win a bronze medal in the 10,000m at the 1964 Games in Tokyo, losing to …

2017年11月15日 · During the lighting of the Olympic flame, Nurmi lit the torch at the field level and passed it over to other athletes who relayed the torch to the top of the tower where Henne lit …

2024年4月16日 · Asking for the help of the god of light, Apollo, the head priestess lit the flame with the help of the rays of the sun, holding a fuel-filled torch to a parabolic mirror. The flame …

2024年7月26日 · Teddy Riner and Marie-Jose Perec joined the exclusive list of people to light an Olympic cauldron when they set alight the Mathieu Lehanneur-designed boiler in Paris on …

2024年4月16日 · The Olympic flame was lit at the birthplace of the Games in Greece on Tuesday in a ceremony rich with ancient traditions that will launch a torch relay culminating in Paris on …

2024年7月26日 · Whether it was Muhammad Ali lighting the Olympic cauldron during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the bullseye shot of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics or "walking on air" in the …

2023年5月22日 · The Olympic torch is one of the most important symbols of the Olympic Games and is lit in Olympia, Greece, several months before the beginning of the games. This starts …