Verona's ancient Roman Arena is getting a modern facelift for the 2026 Milan Cortina Games. It will host the Olympic closing ...

Historians have long debated the height of Ancient Greeks, imagining either towering heroes or smaller-than-modern people.

The Italy Olympic torch relay for the 2026 Winter Games began Saturday in Rome, setting the flame on a cross-country journey ...

Just imagine a Greek actress dressed in flowing robes standing before the ruins of an ancient temple, raising a parabolic mirror to the sky, and igniting a flame that will travel thousands of miles to ...

It took seven seconds to ignite the flame – without artificial means and preserving a tradition inspired by the original Olympic Games dating back 2,800 years. It was lit following a theatrical ...

The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday to the Milan Cortina Games — missing a little of its usual magic. Bad weather lashing western Greece forced organizers to move the torch-lighting ceremony ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA /Greece/, November 26. /TASS/. The Olympic Flame for the 2026 Winter Games in Italy was lit on Wednesday during the Lighting Ceremony at the Archaeological Museum of Ancient Olympia in ...

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ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — At a temple in Ancient Olympia, a flame is drawn from the sun to begin its journey to the Winter Games. The choreographed ceremony inspired by ancient Greece is designed ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday to the Milan Cortina Winter Games — missing a little of its usual magic. Bad weather lashing western Greece forced ...