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The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in Olympia, Greece on Tuesday. This torch is lit by the sun’s rays. The journey of the torch will begin across the world from today. It will eventually end in Paris. It was lit by the Greek actress Mary Mina.
There are 100 days left for the Paris Olympics. The Paris Olympics are to be held between 26 July and 11 August. This ceremony (Olympic Torch Lighting Ceremony) was held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach. During this, Greek President Katrina N. Sakellaropoulou was also present.
IOC President Thomas Bach during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony.
The Olympic torch has been lit since 1928
The first Olympic Games were held in 1896 under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Which was played at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. The idea of lighting the torch came from the Olympic Games held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in the year 1928. The Olympic relay race started in 1936 at the Berlin Olympic Games (Germany). The Olympic flame is considered to be a link that connects ancient and modern sports.
Purple will be the color of the track at the Paris Olympics
The track at the Olympic Games in Paris will be in purple this time. The track is usually red in colour. The track at the Olympic Games held in Tokyo was red in colour.
Former Olympian Ellen Blondel, who is in charge of the athletics competition at the Olympic Games in Paris, has said that the reason for coloring the track purple is that purple is one of the colors of the Paris Olympic Games. The Olympic Association had recently chosen three colors for the Paris Olympics. Which included pink, blue and purple colours.
