ANCIENT OLYMPIA, GREECE (Reuters) – The Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch was lit by the rays of the sun in ancient Olympia on Thursday to mark the final step toward the July 24-Aug 9 Games, currently in question because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Actress Xanthi Georgiou, in the role of high priestess, used a parabolic mirror in a scaled-down ceremony closed to spectators at the site of the ancient Greek Olympics to ignite the torch and mark the start of a torch relay. The torch will be handed over to Tokyo Games organizers in Athens on March 19.
(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
