Paris organizers take delivery of Olympic flame at Greek venue of first modern Games

Japan Today— The Paris Oympics flame was formally handed to French organizers on Friday in the all-marble stadium where the first modern Games were held in Athens in 1896. Greek water polo player Ioannis Fountoulis, the last in a long line of torchbearers, used the flame to light a cauldron at the

Japan Today—Olympic flame arrives in Marseille for Paris Games. The Olympic flame arrived in France at Marseille on Wednesday on board a 19th century ship in front of 150,000 spectators for a ceremony that posed a first major security test for organizers of the 2024 Paris Games. The flame was brought to the southern French port from Greece on

@thelocalfrance—Greece hands Olympic flame to 2024 Paris Games hosts. Greece on Friday handed over the Olympic flame of the 2024 Games to Paris organisers in a ceremony at the Athens marble stadium where the competition was revived nearly 130 years ago.

Daily Mail—Harry Garside reveals plans to take home Australia's first ever boxing gold medal from Paris Olympics. Boxing star Harry Garside has revealed his optimistic hopes for the Australian boxing team at the 2024 Paris Olympics and how many medals he wants them to win.