Roger Lebranchu who survived almost two years in Nazi concentration camps and was the oldest person to carry the Olympic ...

An extraordinary Ipswich man who featured in the 2012 Paralympic Games opening ceremony has received a medal for his voluntary work.

The mysterious character first appeared in a boat to the music of the Phantom of the Opera and carried the Olympic torch for ...

When Snoop Dogg agreed to become an Olympic torch bearer, the hip-hop star recalled an emotional, iconic moment watching Muhammad Ali light the cauldron at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Now, the 52-year ...

"It is a huge honour," he said of carrying the torch. "I bring peace ... RFI's coverage of the Paris Olympics 2024 "I fought for France to be liberated and I fought for France in sport afterwards ...

A torch bearer runs with a guide runner and by security people on the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay. They are all there to help her complete her run safely. (Kim Kyung-Hoon ...

Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, will be an Olympic torch-bearer at the Paris games after recently completing his mandatory military service. The 31-year-old singer is expected to ...

When the Olympic torch arrived in Marseille, Manaudou also served as the first Torchbearer for ... Gauff is the first tennis player to be a U.S. flag bearer in addition to being the youngest American ...

At the time of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, a wickedly satirical cartoon made the rounds, showing the notorious William Tecumseh Sherman sporting a lewd grin as he grasped an Olympic torch.

where it was carried by more than 1,300 bearers, before reaching China. It covered a total of 85,000 miles on its 130-day journey. For the last Summer Olympics in Japan in 2021, the Olympic torch ...