Greek Olympic gold medalist Antigoni Ntrismpioti, left, and Gabriella Papadakis, French Olympic champion ice dancer pass the Olympic Flame during the Olympic flame handover ceremony at Panathenaic stadium, where the first modern games were held in 1896, in Athens, Friday, April 26, 2024. On Saturday the flame will board the Belem, a French three-masted sailing ship, built in 1896, to be transported to France. (AP Photo/Vasilis Psomas)