Georgia:Â In ancient Olympia, where the Olympic Games were laid 776 years before our death, the fire of the XXXIII Olympic Games in Paris was lit up by Meryn Mina.
According to tradition, the fire is lit near the ruins of the Cathedral of Hera by the sunlight reflected in a parabolic mirror. Still, given that it was cloudy today in Olympia, the fire was lit from the sunlight during the ceremony’s dress rehearsal (in case of bad weather, the Olympic flame lit during the rehearsal will be kept).
The “Supreme Kurum,” whose role was honored by Meryn Mina, pleaded with Apollo to send him beams and light the Olympic Flame and also pleaded with Zeus to crown the winners of the Games.
Honorable guests met the ignition of the Olympic flame with applause. Among them were Greek President Katerina Sakelaropoulou, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, Greek National Olympic Committee and European Olympic Committees president and IOC member Spiros Capralos, Paris-2024 Organizing Committee head Tony Estange, French Minister of Sport, Olympic and Paralympic Games Amelia Udea-Castera, Paris This is mayor anne hidalgo, mayor of antique Olympia Aristides Panaiotopoulos and other guests of honor.
The Olympic flame lighting ceremony was led by the performance of the Olympic Anthem and the raising of the Olympic Flag, the anthems of France and Greece, and the raising of both countries’ flags.
After the theatrical performance, the highest Kurum awarded the Olympic flame relay to the Olympic champion in the academic relay, Greek Stefano Dusco.
The Olympic Fire Relay on the territory of Greece will last for 11 days and end on April 26 at the Athens Panathinaikos Stadium with a broadcast for the hosts of Olympic Fire Paris-2024.
Over 11 days, 600 athletes will participate in the Olympic Fire Relay, passing 13 regions of Greece, seven islands, 43 cities, 41 municipalities, five communities, ten archaeological monuments, and two Olympic museums.
The last water polo player will be Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games silver medalist Ioani Funtulisi. The relay participants will have to walk more than 5,000 kilometers in total.
It should be noted that after handing over the Olympic flame to the Paris Organizing Committee, the Olympic symbol will be transferred to the French Embassy in Athens. The next day, they set sail to France with the help of the cruise ship “Belem.” On May 8, they set sail to the port of Marseille.
In the host country of the Olympic Games, the Olympic Fire Relay will last for 68 days and end with flames in the cup at the opening ceremony of the XXXIII Olympic Games in Paris on July 26. Paris will host the XXXIII Olympic Games from July 26 – August 11.
