Countdown to 2024 Paris Olympics: Greece lights flame in Olympia • FRANCE 24 English

[@NurBull]

Thank Greece for ideas of Olympics, democracy! God bless Greece!

[@sandiwijaya4964]

at 2008 china olympic, torch relay pass peak of mount everest. respect the effort that they put on this event.

[@reygranado1229]

Why ?

[@luciferjohnson8495]

I have no idea

[@stelios5314]

Why what?

[@stelios5314]

​@@luciferjohnson8495about what?

[@islandplace7235]

for ceremony

[@Ptolemy336VV]

Because the Olympic games originate from Greece 776 BCE. And every time a Olympic games event happens, the eternal fire travels from Olympia in Greece to the place where the Olympic games is held. It's a tradition. Be glad there are traditions. What tradition are you carrying. That's right. Nothing. These traditions are incredible.The whole world is enjoying the Olympic games. It binds all of us

[@ashishrana1853]

They should start praying zeus and hella.

[@orsker]

These will be the most shameful, most failed Olympic Games. And perhaps the last ones. Even the Sun is against it!

[@Thazo79]

They do this for every olympic games, since 1936. Always lit by the vestal priestess. The back-up flame was lit the same way in rehearsal the days before. Sorry, not sorry.

[@Ptolemy336VV]

The most shameful? Where did you come from? A space rock? The olympic games are held since 3000 years ago. Nothing you can say will even impact it 0.00000000001%. Now move on and stop being directed by your fantasies.

[@orsker]

@@keithchamp you'll know when they end.

[@Thazo79]

@@orsker There is no one more foolish than the "certain".

You were right about it.