The golden glowing hot air balloon that ascended with the Olympic flame near the Louvre during last year's Summer Games in ...

Parisians had such unexpected fun at their Olympics last summer, that they are holding a public anniversary celebration to ...

Summer Olympics might be over, but French authorities are hoping Parisians and tourists can "relive" last year's magic when ...

PARIS — The night the Olympic and Paralympic cauldron first flew over Paris, its designer Mathieu Lehanneur held his breath: Nothing could go wrong. The balloon, lit by the Olympic torch and set ...

Teddy Riner and Marie-Jose Perec watch as the cauldron rises in a balloon in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/John Locher ...

PARIS (AP) — The night the Olympic and Paralympic cauldron first flew over Paris, its designer Mathieu Lehanneur held his breath: Nothing could go wrong. The balloon, lit by the Olympic torch ...

The night the Olympic and Paralympic cauldron first flew over Paris, its designer, Mathieu Lehanneur, held his breath: Nothing could go wrong. The balloon, lit by the Olympic torch and set off ...

a ring of fire carried by a hot-air balloon. Instead of the usual ground-bound cauldron used at most Summer and Winter Games, the special edition for the Paris Olympics is intended as a tribute to ...