How the Olympics' parade of nations country order works

Here's what to know about the Parade of Nations in the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony and how the country order is ...

This year’s Olympic torch was designed to disappear

Carlo Ratti, the designer of this year’s torch, explains what his torch says about this moment in time. An Olympic torch is a ...
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Naomi Osaka lights Olympic torch to open Games in her native Japan

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka had the honor of lighting the Olympic cauldron during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Games on Friday. Osaka, a native of Japan, a four-time major champion and the ...
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Japan’s new oldest person is a 114-year-old who carried an Olympic torch in 2021

TOKYO (AP) — Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Nara Prefecture, has became Japan’s oldest living person, following the death of 114-year-old Miyoko Hiroyasu, according to Japan’s ...