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Who carried the torch in the 2004 Olympics?

People who have lit the Olympic cauldron

Games Location Lighter
2000 Summer Sydney Cathy Freeman
2002 Winter Salt Lake City The 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team
2004 Summer Athens Nikolaos Kaklamanakis
2006 Winter Turin Stefania Belmondo

Where was the Olympic torch first lit in 2004?

Olympia, Greece
The Olympic flame reached Athens yesterday for the first time since it was lit at a ceremony on 25 March 2004 in Olympia, Greece.

Did the 28th Athens Olympics in 2004 have torch relay?

The main reason why the torch relay went around the world was to highlight the fact that the Olympic Games were started in Greece (in ancient times) and in modern times have been held around the world and then took place in Greece in 2004….2004 Summer Olympics torch relay.

Host city Athens, Greece
End date 13 August 2004

How long has Olympic flame been burned?

1928
A burning flame has been part of the modern Olympics since 1928, but the tradition goes all the way back to the ancient Games in Greece. So the Olympic flame lighting ceremony, which was first incorporated along with the torch relay for the 1936 Berlin Games, is held at the ancient Olympic site of Olympia in Greece.

Where did the Olympics take place in 2004?

Athens 2004 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Athens that took place August 13–29, 2004. The Athens Games were the 25th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. The 2004 Olympic Games returned home to Greece, birthplace of the ancient Games and site of the inaugural modern Olympics.

Who is lighting Olympic torch?

World No. 2 tennis player Naomi Osaka, who represents Japan, served as the final Olympic torchbearer for the Tokyo Olympic Games, lighting the Olympic flame during Friday night’s Opening Ceremony.