The Rio Olympic Opening Ceremony is Aug. 5, 2016, and the star of the night is already a topic of conversation. Who will light the Olympic cauldron at the Maracanã? All signs point to Pelé as the ...

but the single cauldron could be moved during the Games, Rio 2016 spokesman Mario Andrada said Tuesday. The medal design has been approved by the International Olympic Committee but will not be ...

The most coveted Olympic collectible ... Lima used to light the cauldron at Maracanã stadium.Reuters/ Rumen Sprich/Direitos Reservados Collectors have their eye on the Rio 2016 Games memorabilia.

who lit the Cauldron. You can watch video here. The 2016 Rio Olympic torch was ignited on April 21 in Olympia, Greece, has traveled nearly 40,000km and has been carried by over 12,000 torchbearers.

Soccer great Pele announced in a statement Friday morning that poor health would keep him from lighting the Olympic cauldron at the 2016 games hosted by his home country in Rio de Janeiro.

The governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, accepted the flag from International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes, signalling the end of the 2016 games and the transition.

De Lima lit the cauldron, signaling the start ... (REUTERS/Ruben Sprich) The 2016 Olympic Games run from Aug. 5 through Aug. 21 in Rio de Janeiro. Throughout, we will be chronicling the latest ...

After months of planning, hundreds of headlines and years of training for the world’s top athletes, the Rio 2016 Olympic Games ... Vanderlei de Lima lights Olympic cauldron to launch the Games ...

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Pele said he was invited to light the cauldron by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and Rio 2016 organizing committee chairman Carlos Arthur Nuzman. Philip Wilkinson ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Mayor Eduardo Paes says he wants the Olympic cauldron to burn in Rio de Janeiro’s revitalized port area. The cauldron will be lit at Maracana Stadium during the opening ...

When it came to the Olympics Opening Ceremony in Rio on Friday night, there were many questions about what would happen. Sure, people wondered if there would be any kind of debacle given how ...