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Paris 2024 torch lit in ancient Olympia [PHOTOS+VIDEO]

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Paris 2024 torch lit in ancient Olympia [PHOTOS+VIDEO]

The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia in a traditional ceremony. The torch was lit by Greek actress Mary Mina using a backup flame due to cloudy skies. The torch relay will culminate with the lighting of the Olympic flame in Paris at the opening ceremony. Russian and Belarusian athletes will compete as neutral athletes with no national flag or anthem. The torch relay began with Greece’s Olympic rowing champion Stefanos Ntouskos passing the flame to France’s three-time Olympic medallist in swimming, Laure Manaudou. The French torch relay will last 68 days and end in Paris on July 26.

New costumes in revamped torch lighting ceremony for Paris

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New costumes in revamped torch lighting ceremony for Paris

– The Paris 2024 Olympics flame lighting ceremony will take place next month in ancient Olympia, featuring a new high priestess, redesigned costumes, and fresh music as part of Greece’s efforts to revamp the ceremony.
– Actress Mary Mina will play the high priestess for the first time, using a parabolic mirror and the sun’s rays to ignite the torch on April 16.
– The costumes for Mina and her priestesses will be two-toned — black and white, differing from the traditional monochromatic white or light blue costumes.
– Olympic rowing champion Stefanos Douskos will be the first torchbearer, starting an 11-day Greek relay.
– The flame will be handed over to Paris Games organizers in Athens on April 26 and will arrive in Marseille on May 8, with up to 150,000 people expected to attend the ceremony at the Old Port.
– The French torch relay will last 68 days, culminating in the lighting of the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony on July 26.