Dentro de estos cuatro meses de relevo, está previsto que la antorcha sea portada por un refugiado sirio en el campo de refugiados de Eleonas, en Atenas. Se trata de un refugiado que perdió una pierna en la guerra que desbasta a su país, y su imagen recordará al mundo el drama de los refugiados, la crisis migratoria más importante desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
A little over 100 days before the scheduled start of the , on Thursday the  was ignited in a ceremony at the  in , .  Actress  played the role of priestess accompanied by fourteen virgins, lighting the flame at  using sunlight focused by a parabolic mirror.

After lighting the "sacred fire" Lehu passed it to its first bearer, gymnast . According to '''', another torchbearer is to be a  refugee, bearing it in the Eleonas refugee camp.

 president  said the lighting ceremony was writing history, and the Olympic Games would bring a message of hope in difficult times to Brazil and to the whole world. Over six days, the Olympic torch is to pass through more than 2000  of Greek territory, going through  and the . This part of the ride ends at the  in , site of the .

Subsequently, the flame travels by plane to the  in  where it is to stay for a week. Later, on May 2, it is to be moved to . The relay trip of the Olympic flame from Olympia to the Olympic site was introduced by  in the .


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