Everything you need to know about the flame-lighting ceremony in Greece for the Paris Olympics
by The Associated Press
Apr 16, 2024
3 minutes
Anicent Olympia, Greece; a priestess prays to a dead sun god in front of a fallen Greek temple. If the sky is clear, a flame spurts that will burn in Paris throughout the world’s top sporting event. Speeches ensue.
On Tuesday, the flame for this summer’s Paris Olympics will be lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games in southern Greece in a meticulously choreographed ceremony.
It will then be carried through Greece for more than 3,100 miles (5,000 km) before being handed over to French organisers at the venue used
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