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☆ Paris 2024: Olympic flame is lit in choreographed event high in symbolism
  + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( John Sinnott | Elinda Labropoulou | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
Olympia, Greece CNN —The flame for the 2024 Paris Olympics has been lit in Olympia, the birthplace of the ancient Olympics. The flame will be carried through Greece for 11 days before being handed over to Paris organizers on April 26. Over 10,000 torchbearers and thousands of milesThe first runner of the Olympic torch relay is Greek Olympic gold medalist rower Stefanos Ntouskos. Elinda Labropoulou/CNNNtouskos said he was a little bit anxious ahead of competing at Paris 2024 but also very excited. The ancient Games served not only as a platform for athletic competition but also as a symbol of unity and promoting peace.
Persons: Hera, Thanassis, Stefanos, Ntouskos, ”, Stefanos Ntouskos, Labropoulou, CNN Ntouskos, Louisa Gouliamaki, Emmanuel Macron Organizations: Greece CNN, Summer Games, CNN, Paris, Paris Olympic, West Indies, Relays, Paralympic Games, UN Locations: Olympia, Greece, Paris, Athens, –, Marseille, Belem, West, France, Seine
☆ Greek rowing champion Ntouskos to be first Paris 2024 torchbearer
  + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
[1/2] Olympics - Athens presents Greek leg of the torch relay for Paris 2024 - Greek Olympic Committee Building, Athens, Greece - November 22, 2023 An image of the Olympic torch is displayed on a screen during the presentation REUTERS/Louiza Vradi Acquire Licensing RightsATHENS, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Greece' Olympic rowing champion Stefanos Ntouskos will be the first torchbearer of the Paris 2024 Olympics relay after next year's lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia, Greece's Olympic Committee (HOC) said on Wednesday. The Olympic flame will be lit in Greece's Olympia, birthplace of the ancient Games, on April 16 in a traditional ceremony with an actress playing a high priestess igniting the torch using a parabolic mirror and the sun. The high priestess will pass the flame to Ntouskos, who won gold in the men's single sculls at the Tokyo Games in 2021, at the edge of the ancient Olympic stadium in Olympia. The Paris Olympics will be held from July 26-Aug. 11. Reporting by Karolos Grohmann, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Louiza, Stefanos, Ioannis Fountoulis, Karolos Grohmann, Ed Osmond Organizations: Paris, Greek Olympic, Rights, Olympic, Tokyo Games, Paris Games, Thomson Locations: Athens, Greece, Olympia, Belem, Marseille
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