The 2024Paris Olympic Gameswill be the greatest sporting event in the world and one of the most important ceremonies took place today when the Olympic torch left Greece toward the city of lights in an emotional ceremony held in the Panathenaic Marble Stadium in Athens.
The modern-age Olympic Games have been celebrated for 128 years, and during that time it has had an endless parade of athletes, records, venues, and anecdotes that have helped forge the legendary sporting event that unites the entire planet thanks to the transmissions of each discipline.
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Paris 2024 received the flame where the first Olympic Games were held
The Greek athlete Ioannis Fountoulis, a water polo player, oversaw the lighting of the flame at the Panathenaic Stadium, which was then handed over to Tony Estanguet, who is the head of the organizing committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Now, the torch and the Olympic flame are leaving for France. This trip will take place on a sailboat that will sail across the Mediterranean Sea, arriving in Marseille and then beginning its final voyage to Paris.
The Olympic flame was lit last April 16 in Olympia, Greece, which was the place where the Olympic Games were held on their ancient stage for more than a thousand years, between 776 BC and 393 AD.
Olympic Games on the road to Paris 2024
In the case of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, they are quite close to start and the whole world expects them to be the best in history.
It should be noted that the Olympic Games are the only truly global, multi-sport competition that celebrates sports around the world With more than 200 countries participating in many events, the Games are where the whole world comes to compete, to be inspired and to be together.
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be held from Friday, July 26 through Sunday, August 11.