On April 16, Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, held a ceremony to light the flame for the 2024 Summer Games, which will be held in Paris. This is reported by gazeta.ru.
The symbolic fire, lit from the sun's rays at the ruins of the Temple of Hera in ancient Olympia, will become a guiding star for athletes from all over the world. The ceremony was attended by high-ranking guests, including Greek
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, IOC head Thomas Bach, Greek NOC President Spyros Kapralos, French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Caster and others.
The Olympic flame is the personification of unity, peace and the nobility of sport. Revived in 1928 for the Amsterdam Games, the tradition of lighting the flame has since become an integral part of the Olympics. The Olympic torch relay was first held in 1936 in Berlin.