Paris Olympic torch lit in Olympia, Greece | Paris Olympic torch lit in Olympia, Greece: Games will start from July 26; Greek President Katrina Ann Sakellaropoulou was present at the ceremony.

The torch of the Paris Olympics 2024 was lit in Olympia, Greece on Tuesday. This torch is lit by the rays of the sun. The journey of the torch will begin across the world from today. Ultimately it will stop in Paris. It was lit by 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 Plame Lighting Ceremony) took place on Tuesday under the chairmanship of International Olympic Committee (IOC) President 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 Olympics took place 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 Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the year 1928. Olympic relay started in 1936 at the Berlin (Germany) Olympic Games. The Olympic flame is considered a link connecting ancient and modern sports.

The color of the track will be purple in Paris Olympics
The track in the Paris Olympics will be purple this time. Normally the track is in red colour. The track in the Olympic Games held in Tokyo was red in colour.

Former Olympian Ellen Blondel, in charge of the athletics competition at the Paris Olympics, has said that the reason for coloring the track purple is that purple is one of the colors of the Paris Olympic Games. Recently the Olympic Association had selected three colors for the Paris Olympic Games. Which included pink, blue and purple colors.