Thousands flock to see Olympic flame in Japan despite coronavirus fearsMore than 50,000 people on Saturday queued to watch the flame displayed at Sendai station in Miyagi, chosen as part of the "Recovery Olympi...
22 Mar, 2020, 10.38 AM IST
The Olympic torch is on its way: 10 things to knowThe flame will be passed by 12,000 runners between 300 cities across the world in the 90-day relay.
03 May, 2016, 06.22 PM IST
Amitabh Bachchan carries Olympic torch in LondonAmid loud cheers from hundreds of his fans, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan today carried the Olympic torch at Southwark here, a day be...
27 Jul, 2012, 01.33 PM IST
- Olympic flame sets off on final relay
The Olympic flame approached the final destination of its long and sometimes contentious global tour on Wednesday, greeted by rapturoes cro...
06 Aug, 2008, 09.37 AM IST
- High security greets Olympic torch in China's restive Xinjiang region
Hundreds of security personnel lined the streets to head off any disruption as the Olympic torch relay resumed Wednesday in western China's...
18 Jun, 2008, 10.22 AM IST
- Olympic torch run kicks off in China's restive Xinjiang province
The Olympic torch started its relay route Tuesday through China's restive western region of Xinjiang amid cheering crowds and heavy securit...
17 Jun, 2008, 09.44 AM IST
- Olympics torch arrives in Japan under tight security
Japan called for calm, but braced for trouble, at its leg of the Olympic torch relay as the flame arrived under tight security on Friday, a...
25 Apr, 2008, 11.07 AM IST
- Malaysia calls for politics-free Olympics ahead of torch relay
A day before hosting the Olympic torch relay amid tight security to thwart any possible protests over the Chinese crackdown in Tibet.
20 Apr, 2008, 09.59 PM IST
- Olympic torch arrives in Thailand amid tight security
The Olympic flame arrived under tight security in Thailand on Friday for the latest leg of its round-the-world relay and was quickly taken ...
18 Apr, 2008, 10.37 AM IST
- Olympic flame wound up Delhi leg without main ingredient
The Olympic flame, a symbol that seeks to bind humanity through sport, on Thursday wound up the Delhi leg of its trans-continental relay wi...
18 Apr, 2008, 01.15 AM IST
- Olympic torch arrives in San Francisco amid tight security
The Olympic torch has touched down for its only North American stop in San Francisco, where security concerns over the flame are high.
08 Apr, 2008, 05.23 PM IST
- 'IOC to discuss scrapping torch relays for future Games'
Olympic chiefs will this week discuss scrapping international torch relays for future Games, following protests that have disrupted the run...
08 Apr, 2008, 01.31 PM IST
- IOC mulls abandoning international routes in future
China condemned protests that disrupted the Olympic torch relay in London and Paris as despicable, but vowed Tuesday to continue the relay ...
08 Apr, 2008, 10.21 AM IST
- Growing anti-China protests underscore clout of Tibet lobby
Spontaneous anti-China protests disrupting the Beijing Olympic torch relay underscore the growing clout of the Tibetan exile lobby, which h...
08 Apr, 2008, 08.21 AM IST
- Protestors disrupt Olympic flame relay in Paris
The Beijing Olympic flame had to be confined to the safety of a bus on Friday as hundreds of pro-Tibet activists disrupted its progress thr...
07 Apr, 2008, 05.24 PM IST
- Govt decides to shorten Olympic torch relay route
With China voicing concern over safety of Olympic torch during its India leg, government here has decided to shorten the flame's relay rout...
02 Apr, 2008, 08.50 PM IST
- Olympic torch re-lit in Beijing
The ceremony, 130 days before the start of the Olympics, was broadcast on state television and comes a week after the lighting ceremony for...
01 Apr, 2008, 12.00 AM IST