ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece, April 16 (Reuters) - The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia in a traditional ceremony on Tuesday, marking the final stretch of the seven-year ...

Actress Katerina Lehou, right, as high priestess, lights a pot with the Olympic Flame, during the final dress rehearsal of the lighting of the Olympic flame at Ancient Olympia, in western Greece on ...

The countdown to the 2024 Olympics has officially begun. On April 16, a group gathered in Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the games, to kick off the ceremony with a traditional lighting of the ...

Greek actor Mary Mina played the role of the high priestess at the ceremony, which took place in Olympia in front of the ruins of the temple of Hera. Milos Bicanski / Getty Images Anticipation is ...

The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia in a traditional ceremony today, marking the final stretch of the seven-year preparations for the Games starting on July 26. Greek ...

Greek actress Mary Mina, playing the role of high priestess, lit the torch using a backup flame instead of a parabolic mirror that is normally used, due to cloudy skies, for the start of a relay in ...

The Olympic flame that will be burning for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games started its journey after being ignited at the birthplace of the Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece on Tuesday during a ...