Then, once the Olympic torch arrives at the host country, the 68-day long Olympic torch relay begins. For the 2024 Paris Olympics, the torch relay began in Marseille, roughly eight hours south of ...

The torch getting passed to the next runner in Coquelles. AFP via Getty Images Not only that, but usually 10,000 to 12,000 torches are made for the Olympic Games, which was reduced to 2,000 this ...

The torch for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing has been unveiled -- one year before the opening ceremony. ABC News. Video. Live. Shows. Shop. Log In.

Jin, left, he oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, takes the Olympic torch, July 14, 2024 in Paris.(AP Photo/Louise Delmotte) ...

The Olympic torch is seen from the helmet camera of Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov in this view from a spacewalk on Nov. 9, 2013. Cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy is seen awaiting the torch, which will ...

The Olympic torch will finally enter France. It's due to reach the southern seaport of Marseille on Wednesday and already, it has been quite a journey. Skip to content.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Grand Start torchbearers from the Japan's women's national soccer team lead the torch relay in Naraha, Fukushima prefecture on March 25, 2021.

Just five days after landing on French shores, the torch heads up the Alpine mountain pass of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc for Olympic Day on June 23. The Haute-Savoie region is known for its outstanding ...

Jin, left, he oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, takes the Olympic torch, July 14, 2024 in Paris.(AP Photo/Louise Delmotte) ...