Olympic flame lit in Greece's ancient Olympia | BBC News

It’s nearly 100 days to go until the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and the Olympic flame has been lit.

The ceremony takes place in Greece’s ancient Olympia, where the first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC.

The torch will first travel 3,000 miles through Greece, before crossing the Mediterranean to France in May on the three-masted ship Belem. It then will travel through France and its overseas territories before arriving in Paris for the start of the games in July.




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[revealingme]

Dear BBC. You need a retractable banner for your news items.

[jwags]

Does your banner really need to be THAT big?

[Steve]

Epic fail bbc with the banner and you didn't include subtitles so we could understand what she was saying. You should be banned from youtube for this.

[georgiosdem]

Ancient Spirit Immortal...
...." Its great to come from Greece, the country that gave light to the world..."

[LeornianCyng]

One of the most important ceremonies in the history of the world. Wish we didn’t have a huge banner in the middle of it, it was still phenomenal to see though.

[derekhammett]

glad we got to see it all. thanks BBC for covering half of it up with a useless banner

[bekeleguasil]

I love the Greek people, because no human race has contributed to the civilization of humanity than the Greek people. The Greek people didn't ask us anything for return of their immense contributions. Above all, Greek is poor country economically, but the people Greek never complained. I always would like to do something for Greek people. I will always love you until the day I die. Thank you the people of Greek for your wise contributions to humanity.

[citizensnid]

Very beautiful lovely ceremony but banner obscured the crucial lighting of the flame

[MiladJP]

thank you for not showing me the full show... great job !

[tracyhutchinson]

Would be better if there wasn't a great big red stripe across the screen

[behramcooper]

So, what happened to the parabolic mirror? Was it indeed a parabolic mirror or just a drum? And what good is a parabolic mirror on an overcast day anyway? The parabolic mirror was on a stand nearby, but was mostly covered by the red BBC banner across the screen.

[sihlemhlanga]

BBC English lesson - Idiom of the day: Red Tape

[BAFinlayson]

Terrible placement of your lower third banner. It blocks most of the action throughout the ceremony.

[Chloe-hutf]

The actress with the Light in the video playes in the greek tv serial . Talented and beloved one😘😘♥

[z_htdja]

this gives me a respite and probably hope against the recent and continuing news about war, hunger, and famine, everywhere

[cecilecochet]

Beautiful
Historique
The red strip on screen though ...
😊

[okanime]

The backup flame! I need some of that! But that banner!

[sriscolumn]

news banner is big ..so we cant see the thing properly....

[MIKRASIATISSA]

I can't read it, make the banner bigger pls BBC

[public.public]

BBC.... please make your banner much bigger next time. Thanks.