Programme
| 11:15 | Closing time for admission of VIPs |
| Entry of the Presidential Guard | |
| 11:25 | Arrival of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos |
| 11:30 | Opening of the Ceremony |
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Olympic Rings formed by pupils of Ancient Olympia
Οlympic Anthem – Hoisting of the Olympic Flag National Anthem of Japan – Hoisting of the Japanese Flag National Anthem of Greece – Hoisting of the Greek Flag The anthems are performed by the Children’s and Youth Choir of Lavreotiki Municipality Address by the Mayor of Ancient Olympia, Mr. Georgios Georgiopoulos Address by the special representative of the President of the “TOKYO 2020” Organising Committee, Mr. Toshiaki Endo Address by the President of the International Olympic Committee, Mr. Thomas Bach Address by the President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee and Member of the International Olympic Committee, Mr. Spyros Capralos Entry of the designated officials in the Temple of Hera Ritual of the Lighting Ceremony at the Temple of Hera Entry of the High Priestess and the Priestesses into the Ancient Stadium with the Olympic Flame Dance performance by the Priestesses Handing over of the Olympic Flame by the High Priestess to the first Torchbearer Departure of the first Torchbearer for the Pierre de Coubertin Monument Opening of the Olympic Torch Relay End of the Ceremony |
Source: Hellenic Olympic Committee
Note: All times are local time
Livestream
A live stream will be available on the website of the International Olympic Committee.
Details of the Greek leg of the Torch Relay
- Lighting Ceremony: 12 March 2020 near the Temple of Hera at the sacred site of Ancient Olympia
- Duration: 8 days in Greece
- Length: 3,200 kilometers
- Cities: 31
- Archaeological sites: 15
- Ceremonies: 28
- Number of torchbearers: 600
- Handover Ceremony: 19 March 2020 at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens
