Olympic torch begins journey to Paris after lighting ceremony in Greece's ancient Olympia

A relay to light the cauldron has now begun, a journey of more than 5,000 kilometres, which will begin the opening for the Summer Games in July.

Greek Olympic gold medalist Stefanos Douskos passes the flame to first French torchbearer, three-time Olympic medallist Laure Manaudou.Normally, the foremost of a group of priestesses in long, pleated dresses offers a prayer to the ancient Greek sun god, Apollo. A performer holds a ceramic pot with the flame during the official ceremony of the flame lighting for the Paris Olympics.The first torchbearer was Greek rower Stefanos Douskos, a gold medalist in 2021 in Tokyo. He ran to a nearby monument that contains the heart of French Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the driving force behind the modern revival of the games.

Wendy Craig Duncan carries the olympic flame underwater at Agincourt reef, Queensland, Australia June 27, 2000.The pageantry at Olympia has been an essential part of every Olympics for nearly 90 years since the Games in Berlin.

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