Greek olympic

HOC Olympic Torch Relay Commission: Tokyo 2020 rowing gold medalist Stefanos Douskos of Greece will be the first torchbearer for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) said.

The details of the Olympic Torch Relay Paris 2024, which will take place in Greece from April 16 to 26, 2024, were presented by the Hellenic Olympic Committee at an event held at its headquarters on Wednesday.

Chairman of the HOC Olympic Torch Relay Commission, Douskos will be the first torchbearer, while the flame will be carried last by the men’s national water polo team, led by Tokyo 2020 silver medalist Giannis Fountoulis, to the Panathenaic Stadium, where it will be handed over to the President of the HOC, Spyros Capralos, who will pass it on to the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee.