When we think of the Olympics, a few things come to mind immediately: the athletes marching in during the opening ceremonies, ...

The Olympic symbol is made up of five interlinking rings – one blue ... The route of the torch aims “to spread a message of peace and friendship between peoples”. The relay ends at the ...

The torch relay in Greece for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games will be completed ... As a service to our readers, Around the Rings will provide verbatim texts of selected press releases issued ...

The Olympic torch spirals upward to resemble two overlapping ... As a service to our readers, Around the Rings will provide verbatim texts of selected press releases issued by Olympic-related ...

The torch was lit in a traditional ceremony honoring the Olympic games' roots in Ancient Olympia Julia Moore is a TV writer-reporter at PEOPLE. A graduate of Northwestern University, she has been ...

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 ...

The Spanish tennis player didn't know he was going to be a torch bearer at the Opening Ceremony until about 10 minutes before. Rafael Nadal holds the Olympic torch during the Opening Ceremony for ...