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Japanese Princess Kako in Greece

Japan's Princess Kako (C) visits the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens on May 28, 2024, during her official visit to Greece to mark 125 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the countries.

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Japanese Princess Kako in Greece

Japan's Princess Kako (2nd from L, front) visits the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens on May 28, 2024, during her official visit to Greece to mark 125 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the countries.

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Japanese Princess Kako in Greece

Japan's Princess Kako (front R) visits the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens on May 28, 2024, during her official visit to Greece to mark 125 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the countries.

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Japanese Princess Kako in Greece

Japan's Princess Kako (R) visits an exhibition at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens on May 28, 2024, during her official visit to Greece to mark 125 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the countries.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240428) -- BEIJING, April 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hellenic Olympic Committee President and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Spyros Capralos (L) passes the flame to Tony Estanguet, president of the organizing committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games "Paris 2024", during the handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Paris 2024 Summer Games at Panathenaic stadium in Athens, Greece, on April 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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(SP)XINHUA SPORTS TOPSHOT

(240427) -- BEIJING, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hellenic Olympic Committee President and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Spyros Capralos (L) passes the flame to Tony Estanguet, president of the organizing committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games "Paris 2024", during the handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Paris 2024 Summer Games at Panathenaic stadium in Athens, Greek on April 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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(SP)GREECE-ATHENS-PARIS 2024-OLYMPICS-FLAME HANDOVER CEREMONY

(240427) -- ATHENS, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The final torchbearer Ioannis Fountoulis, captain of Greece's national polo team, lights the cauldron during the handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Paris 2024 Summer Games at Panathenaic stadium in Athens, Greek, April 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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(SP)GREECE-ATHENS-PARIS 2024-OLYMPICS-FLAME HANDOVER CEREMONY

(240427) -- ATHENS, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Actress Mary Mina, playing the role of the High Priestess, lights the torch with the Olympic Flame during the handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Paris 2024 Summer Games at Panathenaic stadium in Athens, Greek, April 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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(SP)GREECE-ATHENS-PARIS 2024-OLYMPICS-FLAME HANDOVER CEREMONY

(240427) -- ATHENS, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 26, 2024 shows a general view of the handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Paris 2024 Summer Games at Panathenaic stadium in Athens, Greek. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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(SP)GREECE-ATHENS-PARIS 2024-OLYMPICS-FLAME HANDOVER CEREMONY

(240427) -- ATHENS, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hellenic Olympic Committee President and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Spyros Capralos (L) passes the flame to Tony Estanguet, president of the organizing committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games "Paris 2024", during the handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Paris 2024 Summer Games at Panathenaic stadium in Athens, Greek on April 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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(SP)GREECE-ATHENS-PARIS 2024-OLYMPICS-FLAME HANDOVER CEREMONY

(240427) -- ATHENS, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Actress Mary Mina, playing the role of the High Priestess, hands the Olympic Torch to Spyros Capralos (front L), Hellenic Olympic Committee President and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, during the handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Paris 2024 Summer Games at Panathenaic stadium in Athens, Greek, April 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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(SP)GREECE-ATHENS-PARIS 2024-OLYMPICS-FLAME HANDOVER CEREMONY

(240427) -- ATHENS, April 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tony Estanguet (L), president of the organizing committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games "Paris 2024", holds up the Olympic Flame during the handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Paris 2024 Summer Games at Panathenaic stadium in Athens, Greek, April 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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Greece's Pitsolis wins 39th Athens Authentic Marathon

STORY: Greece's Pitsolis wins 39th Athens Authentic Marathon DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 39th edition of the Athens Authentic Marathon STORYLINE: Greece's Charalampos Pitsolis won the 39th edition of the Athens Authentic Marathon on Sunday. The 29-year-old runner crossed the finish line at the Panathenaic Stadium in the center of Athens in two hours, 23 minutes and 43 seconds. Greece's Konstantinos Gkelaouzos, last year's winner, followed second, clocking 2:24:45, and Konstantinos Stamoulis ranked third in 2:25:37. Greek runner Vasiliki Konstantinopoulou was the first in the women's category, clocking 2:46:01. The classic course from Marathon city to Athens follows in the footsteps of Pheidippides who inspired the race. According to legend, the ancient soldier first ran the route from the battlefield of Marathon beach to Athens in 490 BC to inform Athenians of the victory against Persian forces. Kenya's Felix Kipchirchir Kandi

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(SP)GREECE-ATHENS-AUTHENTIC MARATHON

(221114) -- ATHENS, Nov. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Greek runner Vasiliki Konstantinopoulou, the first in the women's category of 39th Athens Authentic Marathon, crosses the finish line at the Panathenaic stadium in Athens, Greece, Nov. 13, 2022. (Photo by Lefteris Partsalis/Xinhua)

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(SP)GREECE-ATHENS-AUTHENTIC MARATHON

(221114) -- ATHENS, Nov. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Greek runner Charalampos Pitsolis, winner of the 39th Athens Authentic Marathon, crosses the finish line at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece, Nov. 13, 2022. (Photo by Lefteris Partsalis/Xinhua)

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Olympic flame handover ceremony

Yu Zaiqing, vice president of the organizing committee for the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, holds the Olympic flame in a lantern during the Olympic flame handover ceremony at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece, on Oct. 19, 2021.

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Olympic flame handover ceremony

Yu Zaiqing (R), vice president of the organizing committee for the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, receives the torch from Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Kapralos during the Olympic flame handover ceremony at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece, on Oct. 19, 2021.

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Olympic torch handed to Rio 2016 organizing committee

Carlos Nuzman (R), president of the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, receives a torch with the Olympic flame from Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Kapralos during the handover ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens on April 27, 2016, marking 100 days to go before the start of the event in Rio de Janeiro. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic torch handed to Rio 2016 organizing committee

Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Kapralos (L) holds a torch with the Olympic flame in the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens on April 27, 2016, during the ceremony to hand over the sacred fire to the Rio 2016 organizing committee. After the flame arrives in Brazil, some 12,000 torchbearers will participate in a relay through the country before the opening ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Games on Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic torch handed to Rio 2016 organizing committee

Carlos Nuzman (R), president of the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Kapralos hold the Olympic flame in a lamp after the handover ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens on April 27, 2016. After the flame arrives in Brazil, some 12,000 torchbearers will participate in a relay through the country before the opening ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Games on Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame arrives at 1896 stadium

The Olympic flame is lit on a platform set up at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, the venue of both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics, on March 14, 2020. The flame arrived in Athens a day after the Greek leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay was called off when spectators crowded the roadway in the midst of the new coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame arrives at 1896 stadium

The Olympic flame is lit on a platform set up at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, the venue of both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics, on March 14, 2020. The flame arrived in Athens a day after the Greek leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay was called off when spectators crowded the roadway in the midst of the new coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame arrives at 1896 stadium

The Olympic flame is lit on a platform set up at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, the venue of both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics, on March 14, 2020. The flame arrived in Athens a day after the Greek leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay was called off when spectators crowded the roadway in the midst of the new coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame arrives at 1896 stadium

The Olympic flame is lit on a platform set up at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, the venue of both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics, on March 14, 2020. The flame arrived in Athens a day after the Greek leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay was called off when spectators crowded the roadway in the midst of the new coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame arrives at 1896 stadium

The Olympic flame is lit on a platform set up at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, the venue of both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics, on March 14, 2020. The flame arrived in Athens a day after the Greek leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay was called off when spectators crowded the roadway in the midst of the new coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame arrives at 1896 stadium

The Olympic flame is taken from a lantern before being lit on a platform set up at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, the venue of both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics, on March 14, 2020. The flame arrived in Athens a day after the Greek leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay was called off when spectators crowded the roadway in the midst of the new coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame handed to Japan

Former swimmer Naoko Imoto (2nd from L), who competed for Japan in the 1996 Atlanta Games and now lives in Greece, prepares for the Olympic flame handover ceremony on March 19, 2020, at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. The ceremony marking the flame's transfer, from Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos (L) to Imoto, was held without spectators amid the spread of the new coronavirus, ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame handed over to Japan

Photo taken March 19, 2020, shows Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. The ceremony marking the handover of the Olympic flame to Japan -- the host country of the Tokyo Games -- was held the same day at the stadium behind closed doors amid the spread of the new coronavirus, ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame handed over to Japan

Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee President Yoshiro Mori, seen in a video screen, gives a speech during a ceremony marking the handover of the Olympic flame to Japan on March 19, 2020, at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. Mori did not attend the ceremony amid the spread of the new coronavirus (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame handed over to Japan

Former swimmer Naoko Imoto (R), who competed for Japan in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and now lives in Greece, poses for a photo with the Olympic flame during the flame handover ceremony on March 19, 2020, at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. The ceremony marking the handover of the Olympic flame, from Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos (L) to Imoto, was held behind closed doors amid the spread of the new coronavirus, ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame handed over to Japan

Former swimmer Naoko Imoto, who competed for Japan in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and now lives in Greece, poses for a photo with the Olympic flame during the flame handover ceremony on March 19, 2020, at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. The ceremony marking the handover of the Olympic flame, from Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos to Imoto, was held behind closed doors amid the spread of the new coronavirus, ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame handed over to Japan

Former swimmer Naoko Imoto (R), who competed for Japan at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and now lives in Greece, receives the Olympic flame during the frame handover ceremony on March 19, 2020, at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. The ceremony marking the handover of the Olympic flame, from Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos (L) to Imoto, was held behind closed doors amid the spread of the new coronavirus, ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame handed over to Japan

Former swimmer Naoko Imoto (R), who competed for Japan at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and now lives in Greece, receives the Olympic flame during the frame handover ceremony on March 19, 2020, at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. The ceremony marking the handover of the Olympic flame, from Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos (L) to Imoto, was held behind closed doors amid the spread of the new coronavirus, ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame handed over to Japan

Former swimmer Naoko Imoto (R), who competed for Japan at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and now lives in Greece, receives the Olympic flame during the frame handover ceremony on March 19, 2020, at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. The ceremony marking the handover of the Olympic flame, from Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos (L) to Imoto, was held behind closed doors amid the spread of the new coronavirus, ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame handed over to Japan

Former swimmer Naoko Imoto (R), who competed for Japan at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and now lives in Greece, receives the Olympic flame during the frame handover ceremony on March 19, 2020, at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. The ceremony marking the handover of the Olympic flame, from Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos (L) to Imoto, was held behind closed doors amid the spread of the new coronavirus, ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame

Photo taken on March 14, 2020, shows the Olympic flame on a platform set up at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. A ceremony to mark the handover of the Olympic flame will be held at the stadium on March 19 behind closed doors ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame

Photo taken on March 15, 2020, shows Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. A ceremony to mark the handover of the Olympic flame will be held at the stadium on March 19 behind closed doors ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame

Photo taken on March 15, 2020, shows the Olympic flame on a platform set up at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. A ceremony to mark the handover of the Olympic flame will be held at the stadium on March 19 behind closed doors ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame

Photo taken on March 15, 2020, shows the Olympic flame on a platform set up at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. A ceremony to mark the handover of the Olympic flame will be held at the stadium on March 19 behind closed doors ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame

Photo taken on March 15, 2020, shows Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. A ceremony to mark the handover of the Olympic flame will held at the stadium on March 19 behind closed doors ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame

Photo taken on March 15, 2020, shows Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. A ceremony to mark the handover of the Olympic flame will held at the stadium on March 19 behind closed doors ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic flame handed over to Pyeongchang organizers

Kim Yu Na, the 2010 Vancouver Olympic women's figure skating gold medalist, holds the Olympic flame in a lantern at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens on Oct. 31, 2017. The flame was handed over to the South Korean organizers of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo