Olympic flame 2024: ... from the Lascaux caves, the Alésia archaeological site, and the medieval city of Carcassonne. ... Famous faces carrying the torch this year.

In late July 2024, shortly after the start of the 2024 Summer Olympics, images purportedly depicting Olympic torches over the years were posted to Reddit, gaining more than 68,000 upvotes and ...

Thousands of people line the route of the Olympic torch relay as it winds its way from Cardiff, ... And 25,000 gathered in Caerphilly to see the flame visit the town and its famous medieval castle.

The torch relay is one of the most exciting parts of the opening ceremony of the Olympics, and keeping that flame alive through rain, snow and wind is no small feat. The world tuned in to watch the ...

The Olympic flame visits Winchester cathedral, Jane Austen's resting place, on day 54 of the relay.

Naturally, when Olympic officials were notified of the situation, they quickly rushed over and extinguished Bouchard’s make-shift Olympic Flame and used the backup torches to re-light the Flame.

The Olympic torch — specifically, the Olympic flame — is perhaps one of the most sacred traditions of the Olympic Games. It dates back to the 1936 Berlin Olympics, ...

Over the years the torch relay has become a mega-event in its own right. "Anywhere from 10 to 30 times as many people watch the passage of the Olympic flame as will ever see an Olympic sports ...

Olympic flame extinguished as torch is carried on white water rafting boat. By JANE BUNCE FOR MAILONLINE . Published: 15:06 EDT, 7 July 2012 | Updated: 17:16 EDT, 7 July 2012 ...

The Olympic flame spent 12 days at sea before arriving in the French port of Marseille on a three-mast ship for a ceremony kicking off the Paris 2024 Games season.