Olympic flame handover ceremony marks transition from Greece to Paris 2024(1/5)

Final torchbearer lights the Olympic cauldron with the Greek National Water Polo team during the handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games at Panathinean Stadium in Athens, Greece, April 26, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

The ceremony marks the culmination of an 11-day Olympic Torch Relay across Greece and begins an epic three-month torch relay and countdown to the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

A Greek actor holds the Olympic torch aloft during the handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games at the Panathinean stadium in Athens, Greece, April 26, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

The Olympic lantern is held during the handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games at the Panathinean stadium in Athens, Greece, April 26, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

A Greek actor holds the Olympic torch aloft during the handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games at the Panathinean stadium in Athens, Greece, April 26, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

A handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games is held at Panathinean Stadium in Athens, Greece, April 26, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)