In Athens, the fire of the Youth Olympic Games has been illuminated – The News of the Olympic Games

The ceremony took place at the Athenian Stadium "Panathinaikos", built in white marble in 329 BC. In ancient times, this arena was the venue of the Panatholic Games, dedicated to the patron saint of the city, the goddess Athena. In the middle of the 19th century, the stadium was restored. It was in 1896 that the first Olympic Games were held in modern history. And during the 2004 Olympic Games, he took competitions in archery

After the performance of the hymns, the girls representing the priestesses handed over the torch to the Greek taekwondo player George Ioann who began to surround it around the stadium. Then the fire pbaded the young Argentine cyclists Valentine Muñoz and Joel Vargas, winners of the South America youth games in Santiago. The symbolic race was completed by the representative of Rhythmic Gymnastics of Greece, John Magopulu. After that, the fire was locked in a special lamp in which it will be delivered to Argentina

In the South American country, the Olympic flame will cross 14 thousand kilometers and will end on October 6 in the center from Buenos Aires near the obelisk. commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the city.