ATTENTION: Live transmission of the ignition of the Buenos Aires 2018 youth Olympic flame
Buenos Aires, July 23. The scene is ready for action. The protagonists are anxious. All that is left is for the sun’s rays to light the youth Olympic flame this Tuesday, July 24, in Athens’ historic Panathenaic Stadium, the location of the first edition of the Olympic Games in the modern era in 1896.
The event at the Panathenaic Stadium will start at 11.00 local time (05.00 in Argentina) and will finish around 13.00 (07.00 in Argentina).
The youth Olympic flame will arrive in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, July 25, and will be received in an official act on Thursday, July 26. The event will take place at the Youth Olympic Village in the city of Buenos Aires.
The ceremony schedule step by step is as follows:
11.00 (05.00 a.m. Buenos Aires)
Start of ceremony
- 11:05 (05.05 a.m. Bueno Aires)
- Entry of Athens’ Philharmonic Orchestra
- Olympic Anthem – Raising of Argentine Flag
- Greek National Anthem – Raising of Greek Flag
- Entry of high priestess and priestesses
- Ritual for the lighting of the Youth Olympic flame
- Flame handed over to first relay runner
- Relay
- Lighting of the lantern
- Speech by Greek Olympic Committee president, Spyros Capralos
- Words from Georgios Margaritis, IOC Young Change-Maker for Buenos Aires 2018
- Words from Olympic athlete and IOC member Danka Bartekova
- Words from Olympic athlete and member of the IOC’s Educational Committee, Vera Perederii
- Flame handed to Spyros Capralos from Gerardo Werthein
- Speech from Gerardo Werthein
- Words from Valentina Muñoz
- Exit of high priestess and priestesses
- Flag exit
- Exit of Philharmonic Orchestra
- Exit of Buenos Aires 2018 Organising Committee and other officials
- End of ceremony
Live Transmission from Buenos Aires,Argentina
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