Much like everything else in sports and the Olympics, the way the cauldron is lit, to officially open the Games, has evolved over the years. Recommended Videos It has gone from a simple lighting ...

Created by French designer Mathieu Lehanneur, the cauldron is meant as a symbol of liberty - an element in the national ...

The 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony concluded with a one-of-a-kind lighting ceremony: a hot-air balloon as the Olympic cauldron. The cauldron was lit following a relay involving French ...

Perec and Riner strode up to the cauldron which formed the base of a ... at the Eiffel Tower by boat and by a succession of French sports figures.