The Olympic flame begins its 11-day, 5,000-kilometre adventure today, before embarking in Belem on 26 April. He will do it in France on May 8 in Marseille. Thank you for following this live, have a nice day!
The former swimmer, Olympic champion in Athens 2004, is the second torchbearer of the day and the first Frenchman to carry this flame.
The Olympic torch will travel through Greece for ten days.
Stefanos Ntouskos, the 2021 Olympic rowing champion, holds the Olympic torch and an olive branch, a symbol of peace. A dove flies into the sky over Olympia.
Tuesday’s weather in Greece did not allow us to light the flame with the parabolic mirror. Thus, the flame was lit by the rays of the Monday sun and the ritual rite was recorded.
The high priestess will now move on to the first relay, Greece’s Stefanos Ntouskos, Olympic rowing champion in Tokyo in 2021. But first, there is a dance of enchantment to the god Apollo.
Actress Mary Mina, cast as the High Priestess, speaks Greek about the Temple of Hera. Grab the Olympic torch.
The priestesses of Hera are deployed in the ruins of the temple. Silence reigns.
The personalities, including Tony Estanguet and Thomas Bach, will light the temple of Hera where the flame will be lit through the high priestess of the ancient goddess. A role played through actress Mary Mina.
Now it is the turn of the president of the Hellenic Olympic Committee, Spyros Capralos. Then it will be time to light the flame.
Thomas Bach praised the work of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games organising committee, mentioning in particular the measures taken to promote the progression of sport and the cleanliness of the Seine.
IOC President Thomas Bach talks about his hope and religion in Paris, “the birthplace of Pierre de Coubertin. “”The Olympic Games are the occasion that brings everyone together in a non-violent competition,” he said.
The blue, white and red flag has become entangled in itself, our special dispatch reports. A challenge temporarily solved, everything is back in order at Olympia.
The head of the COJO evokes the paintings of the author of the fashionable Olympic Games before evoking the weight of the Olympic fire. “The flame has the strength to reach as many other people as possible in the country,” said Tony Estanguet, who called on the first French torchbearer, Laure Manaudou, to “light the fire. “
The mayor of Olympia sends a message of peace and calls for an armistice. A call for an Olympic truce at a time when conflicts in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip and Iran sparked a drone and missile attack on Israel on Saturday.
The next level of this timed rite is the speech of the mayor of Olympia, who described the ancient roots of the Olympic Games, originally a sporting clash between Greek cities.
After the Olympic anthem performed by opera singer Joyce DiDonato, it’s time for the Marseillaise to raise the French flag. Then we move on to the Greek hymn.
Nikos Aliagas has just officially opened the flame ceremony. Olympia schoolchildren shape the Olympic rings on the pitch.
Nikos Aliagas is at the microphone. Meanwhile, the Greek National Guard enters the ancient city of Olympia.
The host of TF1, whose parents are Greek, is in charge of the flame-lighting ceremony. A ceremonial role where Nikos Aliaga presents the personalities and highlights of the ritual.
Several thousand more people are expected to attend the ceremony, as reported on site by our journalist Sandrine Lefèvre. Numerous authorities were expected, including IOC President Thomas Bach, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet and Minister of Sports and Olympic Games Amélie. Oudéa-Castéra.
The International Olympic Committee says the rite will begin at 10:30 a. m. (French time). The flame lighting ritual will take place at 11:00 a. m. The priestess will prepare the fire position for the first period at 11:20 a. m. The rite ends at 11:30 a. m. , when the relay begins and moves away from the ancient Olympia.
The Olympic fire will land in Marseille, at the Old Port, on May 8. The beginning of their adventure via France until the opening rite on Friday, July 26 in Paris.
The Olympic flame will then embark on an eleven-day, 5,000-kilometre adventure to Greece, where it will pass by the Acropolis before embarking on the Belem sailboat to cross the Mediterranean.
The former swimmer, Olympic champion in Athens in 2004, will be the second Olympic torchbearer. You’ll follow in the footsteps of Greek rowing gold medalist Stefanos Ntouskos.
As culture dictates, the Olympic flame will be lit in the center of the ruins of the ancient city of Olympia. The high priestess will use the sun’s rays to make the sacred chimney sprout.
Bonjour. Et, welcome to the Paris 2024 Olympic Flame Ceremony!
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