The Olympic flame arrived in France at Marseille on Wednesday on board a 19th century ship in front of 150,000 spectators for a ceremony that posed a first major security test for organisers of ...

The Olympic torch will finally enter France when it reaches the southern seaport of Marseille on Wednesday. And it’s already been quite a journey. After being lit by the sun’s rays on April 16 ...

Then it will be carried by the Olympic torch to Athens and across the Mediterranean to the famed Old Port of Marseille, where the flame will be greeted by an armada of boats along the French ...

The Olympic torch relay for the Paris 2024 Games commenced in Marseille, France, marking the beginning of its journey across the country. Marseille, renowned for its vibrant sports culture ...

A man has been detained on suspicion of planning an attack on the Olympic torch relay in Bordeaux ... The Olympic flame arrived in Marseille earlier this month, ahead of the Paris Games, which ...

Exactly one month since the start of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch Relay’s journey across Russia, a Soyuz TMA-11M was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with the Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch ...

The torch made its way through northwest Beijing on Friday morning, as torchbearers trekked through cold conditions past the Summer Palace and the former imperial gardens. Among the torchbearers was ...

The French domestic torch relay, which began May 8 in Marseille, southern France, has been underway for more than two months. The torch is scheduled to arrive in Paris on Sunday, which is Bastille ...

May 8: Torch Relay arrives in France The French leg of the Olympic torch relay will begin in Marseille, and travel through 65 French territories. The torch relay will end in Paris on July 26, the day ...