So, what's the history behind lighting the cauldron? And who are all the people who have done the honor? The first flame appeared at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, but that was just a ...

Teddy Riner and Marie-Jose Perec joined the exclusive list of people to light an Olympic cauldron when they set alight the Mathieu Lehanneur-designed boiler in Paris on Friday. It looked as if ...

Paris St Germain held victory celebrations on the Champs Elysees and at their Parc des Princes stadium for thousands of cheering supporters on Sunday after crushing Inter Milan 5-0 to win their ...

Le May Doan was unable to light the cauldron during the Opening Ceremony and participated in the Closing Ceremony. Note: Some components of NBCOlympics.com may not be optimized for users browsing with ...

NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the games head to our latest updates. Before this year, the Olympic cauldron always sat on the ground as real fire ...

On Monday, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo even said she wanted to keep the cauldron after the Games. To the wonder of hundreds of people, the cauldron flies more than 60 meters (197 feet) above the ...

During daytime hours, 10,000 people each day can get free tickets to approach the cauldron, which is the first in Olympic history to light up without the use of fossil fuels. Instead, it uses ...

Could the luminous Olympic cauldron, a nod to French aviation history from French designer Mathieu Lehanneur, become a permanent fixture in the city of Paris? The city’s mayor is hoping to make ...