News Source: pakistantimes
| about 1 month ago
The flame was lit here Thursday for the 2010 Winter Olympics and carried off by the first relay runner on a journey of more than 47,000 kilometres (nearly 30,000 miles) to Vancouver. The Games are scheduled to take place in Canada from February 12-28.
News Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| about 1 month ago
The torch relay for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics got underway Thursday from ancient Olympia in Greece, with the sun's rays igniting the silver torch during a break in the clouds. Ottawa heads into Thursday's home game against Nashville having...
News Source: Russia Today
| about 1 month ago
Actress Maria Nafpliotou, who is playing the role of an ancient Greek priestess, holds a pot with the Olympic Flame (AFP Photo / Aris Messinis) Olympic flame lit for Vancouver Games Published 22 October, 2009, 19:07 The Olympic flame for the 2010...
News Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| about 1 month ago
The torch relay for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics got underway Thursday from ancient Olympia in Greece, with the sun's rays igniting the silver torch during a break in the clouds. The head of South African organizers for next year's World Cup...
News Source: Androscoggin News
| about 1 month ago
The torch relay for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics got underway on Thursday, with the sun's rays igniting the silver torch during a brief break in the clouds at the ancient Olympic stadium. It was the first time in the last four winter Games...
News Source: Uinta County News
| about 1 month ago
07, Thursday October 22, 2009 The olympic gods have smiled on Vancouver with a dress rehearsal of flame lighting ceremony for winter games going off without a hitch. The crowd waited with baited breath for more than two minutes for the Sun to ignite...