The Olympic flame for Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics will be lit at the Panathenaic Stadium
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- The flame-lighting and handover ceremony for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games will take place at Athens’ Panathenaic Stadium on September 10, 2026.
- IOC President Kirsty Coventry will attend, and public admission will be free.
The flame for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games will be lit at Athens’ landmark Panathenaic Stadium on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
The lighting and handover ceremony will begin at 11:30 a.m. IOC President Kirsty Coventry is scheduled to attend.
Admission for the public will be free.
Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.