Youth Olympic flame lit

The Youth Olympics will be held from August 16 to 28

Greek athlete and torchbearer Marios Giakoumatos (C) receives the Olympic Flame from Greek actress Katerina Lehou (R) in the role of High Priestess during the lightning and handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games at the Panathinaic Stadium in Athens, Greece, 30 April 2014. The Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games will take plave in the Chinsese city of Nanjing from 16-28 August 2014. AAP via EPA/ALEXANDROS VLACHOS

George Georgakopoulos
1 May 2014 1:08pm

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The Olympic Flame was lit again this week in Athens for the 2014 Youth Olympic Games to take place in Nanjing, China this August.

High Priestess Katerina Lechou lit the Flame and promptly delivered it to the first torchbearer, Greece’s 17-year-old fencing champion Marios Yiakoumatos.

The Hellenic Olympic Committee president Spyros Kapralos handed over the Flame to his Chinese counterpart, Liu Peng to take it to the organising committee of the Youth Olympics.

The event took place in the presence of the Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, who introduced the idea of the Youth Olympics during his tenure as the IOC President from 2001 to 2013 and presided over the first Games. Also present was the President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias.

The 2014 Youth Olympics will take place from August 16 to 28.

Source: Kathimerini