Almost 100 days before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the Olympic flame is lit on Tuesday at the ancient site of Olympia, in Greece, before a vast journey which will take it from the Acropolis to Paris, notably via French Polynesia.
Published on: 04/16/2024 – 06:40
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After two editions spoiled by restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, in 2020 and 2021, for the Tokyo and Beijing Olympics, the traditional ceremony of lighting the flame in the cradle of the Olympism regains all its colors for Paris 2024.
In the sanctuary of Olympia, in Greece, in front of the 2,600-year-old ruins of the temple of Hera, the “high priestess”, dressed in a costume inspired by Antiquity, will proceed, Tuesday, April 16, to the lighting of the flame in front of some 600 guests, including the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach. Like every two years, the ceremony takes place near the stadium where the young athletes of Antiquity competed in their first Games in the 8th century BC.
