The Olympic Cauldron has moved to its resting place in the Olympic Stadium before the start of the London 2012 Athletics competition. The Cauldron, lit here by torchbearer Austin Playfoot, has taken ...

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 file photo the London 2012 Olympic Stadium is seen at about sunset, with the partially completed ArcelorMittal Orbit at the Olympic Park in London. London's ...

Some tickets for the Summer Games opening were still available early Friday, with David Beckham, former Olympians and even Queen Elizabeth II tipped to light the cauldron. By Georg Szalai Global ...

Seven promising young British athletes lit the Olympic cauldron early Saturday, capping the Games’ festive opening ceremony in east London. The torch, which arrived on a boat driven by football star ...

The opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympic Games had many highlights, culminating in the lighting of the Thomas Heatherwick-designed Olympic Cauldron. A major aim of the Olympic committee has ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The Olympic torch relay has completed its 70-day tour, the final leg having been finished by royal barge on London's River Thames in front of tens of thousands of enthusiastic ...

Desiree Henry is a member of one of the most exclusive sporting clubs on earth. The sprinter has her name etched on the steps of the Olympic Museum in Lausanne alongside the likes of Muhammad Ali, ...

Just when the discussion over the London Olympics' opening ceremony was finally being overshadowed by actual sporting events at the Summer Games, news emerges Monday that the Olympic cauldron was ...

The Cauldron, designed by the internationally renowned Heatherwick Studio, is one of the most enduring and creative symbols of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 204 unique copper elements, ...

nepalnepal — London’s Olympic Stadium is ready, with a pristine track, a well-manicured grassy field and rows of gleaming seats to welcome 80,000 fans. But one thing is clearly missing. Where’s the ...