The lighting of the Olympic torch Friday night was a gathering of ... the last athlete who received the torch was not a Frenchman at all. Rafael Nadal, a Spaniard with a deep-rooted connection ...

Teddy Riner and Marie-Jose Perec joined the exclusive list of people to light an Olympic cauldron when they set alight ... It looked as if Zinedine Zidane would light it, but he handed it off to ...

Rafael Nadal leaves Paris ... "The photo with the torch under the Eiffel Tower is a recognition of what I've been as an Olympic athlete. Honestly, there are many better Olympic athletes than ...

When Rafael Nadal lost in the first ... the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation announced Nadal was officially chosen to represent Spain at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The Olympics will be in held ...