Photos: All the Celebrity Olympic Torch Bearers Over the Years
The Olympic Flame is a symbol of continuity between the ancient and modern games. It has been lit in a ceremony in Olympia, Greece, ahead of every Games since Berlin 1936, when the Olympic Torch Relay first began, according to Olympics.com. The relay, inspired by the torch races of Ancient Greece, begins when the flame is transported to the host country. After sailing across the Mediterranean, this year's flame arrived in Marseille in May for the 2024 Paris Games before embarking on a journey across France and even French overseas regions in South America, the Caribbean and the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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