Paris 2024 torch lit in ancient Olympia, relay under way
The Straits Times - Sports·2024-04-16 21:00
ANCIENT OLYMPIA - The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia in a traditional ceremony on Tuesday, marking the final stretch of the seven-year preparations for the Games' start on July 26.
Greek actress Mary Mina, playing the role of high priestess, lit the torch using a backup flame instead of a parabolic mirror that is normally used, due to cloudy skies, for the start of a relay in Greece and France.
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