PIX: Paris organisers receive Olympic flame in Athens

IMAGE: Greek actress Mary Mina, playing the role of High Priestess gives the torch to President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee and member of the International Olympic Committee Spyros Capralos......

Flame for London Games formally handed over to Britain

The flame for the London Olympics, which start on July 27 after a 70-day torch relay around Britain, was formally handed over at a ceremony in a damp Athens on Thursday. The flame, lit from the......

Athens says it's ready

Athens was finally declared ready for the Olympics on Friday with all venues and transport projects operational two weeks before the opening ceremony.The final piece of the transport puzzle is in......

PHOTOS: Syrian amputee carries Rio Olympic flame through Athens refugee camp

- 'I want to send a message to every athlete who was an athlete in his country and had to migrate, to become a refugee ... To not stay in the camp and do nothing. To go out there and work for their......

Olympic Games torch relay organisers take measures against coronavirus

IMAGE: Aki Taguchi, left, poses on stage to unveil the Torch Relay official uniform. Photograph: Matt Roberts/Getty Images Greek organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic flame lighting ceremony in......