Athens is cleaning its all-marble Olympic stadium for the first time in more than a century

Athens hosted the first modern Olympics in 1896. The stadium still stands.
Greek Reporter

Olympic Flame Begins Historic Journey from Athens to Dakar

The Olympic Flame has left Athens for Senegal ahead of the Dakar Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympic event ever to be held ...

Flame lit in Athens for Africa's first ever Olympic event, Youth Games in Dakar

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The flame for the Dakar Youth Olympics was lit in Athens on Thursday for the first Olympic competition ...
Neos Kosmos

Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Flame lit in Athens ahead of historic journey to Africa

The Olympic Flame for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games has been lit at Athens’ historic Panathenaic Stadium, beginning its ...
Sportstar

Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics flame lit in Athens ahead of historic African Games

The flame for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games was lit in Athens on Thursday, marking another step towards the first ...

Athens’ Olympic stadium gets first deep clean in over 100 years

Athens’ historic Olympic stadium gets first deep clean in over 100 years - ...
The National Herald

Flame Lit in Athens for Africa’s First-Ever Olympic Event, Youth Games in Dakar (Photos)

The flame for the Dakar Youth Olympics was lit in Athens on Thursday for the first Olympic competition ever staged in Africa.