FISU flame arrives stateside after lighting ceremony in Turin
In line an environmental effort to be the greenest games ever - the torch does not require oil or gas for the flame - instead LED technology will light up the relay on its trek to Lake Placid
Paris 2024 announces two new sponsors for Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relay
The Banques Populaires and the Caisses d’Epargne have become official sponsors for Paris 2024 torch replay
Paralympic torch relay begins at Temple of Heaven
The Paralympic torch relay began at the Temple of Heaven on Friday. The relay will visit the three competition zones of Beijing 2022, before playing a leading role in the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Paralympics
Abbreviated Olympic torch relay begins in Beijing
After a long period of dormancy, the Beijing 2022 Olympic torch relay is finally on the move once more, with local organizers officially launching the relay on Wednesday
Torch relay for upcoming Beijing Games scaled back to three days due to COVID-19 fears
The relay will now take place February 2-4 and will be only in certain controlled areas
Flame for the first Junior Pan American Games conjured in Cali
With the flame lit, the torch relay begins it’s week long journey through Colombia in the build up to the 2021 Junior Pan American Games.
Cali-Valle 2021 to celebrate run up to the first Junior Pan American Games with week-long torch relay
Preparations for the first Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia are nearing completion as the countdown clock ticks down to 15 days to go.
“Mixed Zone” podcast: World Cups in the spotlight as FIFA pushes for biennial tourneys while USA Rugby bids for men’s and women’s events
A contentious meeting between FIFA president Gianni Infantino and UEFA this week as soccer’s governing body moves forward with idea of a World Cup every two years. Elsewhere, the United States could be hosting two Rugby World Cups by the end of the decade.
The Paris 2024 Board of Directors approves the core principles of the volunteer and Torch Relay programmes
Paralympic torch relay en route to Tokyo after 43 prefectures of Japan hold ‘flame festivals’
The Paralympic torch relay will now pass through Chiba, Saitama and Shizuoka prefectures between August 17th-19th. It reaches Tokyo on the 20th, four days before the Games begin.
