The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia ... And inside the stadium the athletes would stand naked before all of Greece and the gods. Here they competed not for money but to ...
Per tradition, the torch was lit on April 15 in Olympia, Greece, honoring the historical birthplace of the Ancient Olympic Games, which date back to 776 BC. Once lit, 600 torchbearers carried the ...
"This is an Olympic year and an Olympic week here in Olympia," said ... traveling throughout Greece, the handover ceremony will take place in the Athens Panathenaic Stadium on April 27.
Marseille has strong historical ties to Greece, having been founded as a Greek colony. The arrival of the flame in France is scheduled for May 8. The Paris Olympic Games will tak place from July ...
On Tuesday, the flame for this summer’s Paris Olympics will be lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympic ... through Greece leads to the April 26 handover at the Panathenaic stadium in ...