Olympic Games - Paris 2024: Spyros Kapralos: The message of peace needs to be spread throughout the world
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
The President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee, President of the European Olympic Committees and Member of the International Olympic Committee, Spyros Kapralos, sent a message of truce in his speech on Tuesday during the torch lighting ceremony held in Ancient Olympia for the Paris Olympic Games.
"In a traditional ceremony full of symbolism and universal messages, the long-awaited journey of the Olympic values around the world has started. A journey in which everyone can participate. Wherever they are, wherever they come from and whatever they stand for," he said and added:
"Because the Olympic Games are the only institution in the history of humanity that has remained unchanged for centuries and succeeds in uniting, empowering and transforming nations, people and consciousness. And changes the world. And I will repeat it. It was born here. In Greece. After all, the word athlete is also Greek, it comes from the word 'athlos', which means fight, and today it has been incorporated into all the languages of the world.
The Olympic Flame will therefore begin its journey to Paris, for the first Olympic Games in Europe after 12 years, and 20 years after the Olympic Games in Athens, transmitting the vision of peace and respect, and inviting all nations to implement the Olympic Truce. And this very message needs to be spread throughout the world which is currently suffering from turmoil, wars and rivalries.
Such moments we all have to make a pause and reflect the real values. Change and start again."
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