The Olympic torch will be lit on Tuesday in the ancient tradition – 2024-04-15 20:09:50

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2024-04-15 20:09:50

The Olympic Games-2024 will start from July 26 in Paris, France. Will continue till August 11. Tomorrow Tuesday (April 16, 2024) will be the official lighting of the Olympic torch. Since the beginning of the Olympics, in the ancient Greek city of Olympia, the flame of the Olympic torch will be lit by the sun reflected in a concave mirror according to the ancient tradition.

Before that, the final rehearsal was held there on Monday. Greek actress Mary Mina played the role of the ancient Greek priestess.

Tomorrow, the torch of the 2024 Olympic Games will be lit in front of Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and International Olympic Committee officials. On this day, the torch is lit during the exercise to avoid the sun or the weather. Will light again tomorrow if possible. If not possible this will be effective.

After lighting the torch, Mary Mina will hand it over to Olympic Rowing Champion torch bearer Stefanos Ntouskos. The torch will then circle Greece for 11 days. At this time it will be taken to various important places in Greece.

The torch will then be handed over to the organizers of the Paris Olympics on April 26. For 68 days, the torch will be carried to various locations in France and will end with the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 26.

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