Olympic Torch Relay

Coronavirus Outbreak: No torch, no torchbearers, no public as Tokyo readies for torch relay

The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will start on Thursday as planned in northeastern Fukushima prefecture — but with no torch, no torchbearers, no public, and little ceremony

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Governor Yuriko Koike vows thorough measures to combat coronavirus during torch relay through Japan

Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike’s comments came after Greece’s Olympic Committee on Friday cancelled the remainder of the Olympic torch relay through the country to avoid attracting crowds that could raise the risk of virus contagion.

Rio 2016: Olympic torch passes through host city amid samba, protests

The Olympic flame landed by boat in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday to a welcome committee of samba dancers, cheering crowds and small protests ahead of the opening ceremony.

Streaker tries to disrupt Olympic torch relay

Police arrested a naked man who streaked past crowds just before former Olympian Steve Redgrave was to handle the Olympic torch.