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First in history? Nightmare as Paris Olympics flame grounded due to thunderstormMany of the spectators who came to witness the Olympic flame in Paris were disappointed when it was grounded by a thunderstorm. The flame, ...31 Jul, 2024, 06.44 PM IST- Is the Olympic flame safe to touch? Here's the real reason whyThe Olympic flame that has been seen at the Paris Olympics 2024, has an interesting and unique aspect to it. Firstly, the most shocking det...30 Jul, 2024, 12.16 AM IST
- Olympic torch relay sets off in MarseilleThe Olympic torch relay commenced in Marseille, with football legend Basile Boli igniting the flame at the iconic basilica of Notre-Dame de...09 May, 2024, 03.11 PM IST
- Rights activists urge boycott of Beijing 'genocide' OlympicsThere has been international criticism of China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims in the northwest region of Xinjiang, as well as its crackdown...19 Oct, 2021, 01.43 PM IST
- Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo after 'heartbreaking' fan banIn a taste of what is to come for thousands of athletes who will compete at the pandemic-postponed Games, the public was kept away from the...09 Jul, 2021, 01.30 PM IST
- Tokyo Olympic CEO hints games could be in doubt even in 2021"I don't think anyone would be able to say if it is going to be possible to get it under control by next July or not," Tokyo organizing com...10 Apr, 2020, 04.41 PM IST
- Olympic torch relay: No torch, no torchbearers, no publicThere will be an Olympic flame — that arrived on March 12 from Greece — carried in a lantern and transported by a vehicle along what organi...24 Mar, 2020, 12.35 PM IST
- 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
- Olympic flame arrives in Japan ahead of Tokyo 2020The Olympic flame arrived in Japan Friday to a muted reception, with what should have been a joyous celebration dramatically downscaled due...20 Mar, 2020, 08.41 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 relayThe 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
- Olympic torch arrives in Thailand amid tight securityThe 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 ingredientThe 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
- Protestors disrupt Olympic flame relay in ParisThe 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
- Olympic torch re-lit in BeijingThe 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
- Samsung India selects Manavjit as Olympic brand ambassadorConsumer durable maker Samsung India has chosen Indian shooter Manavjit Singh Sandhu as its brand ambassador for its Beijing Olympic progra...10 Oct, 2007, 07.55 PM IST
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